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== The S&T Wiki is now back! ==


This is the old wiki, upgraded to MediaWiki 1.40.
The old version was broken by a mandatory PHP upgrade conducted on the shared server where this is hosted.
It needs updating to reflect the current officers and programme but at least when you visit it you don't get a slew of error messages.


= Next Meeting - Science Education Policy =
I had some problems with spam accounts, so I've restricted account creation rather severely. You can always ask me to create an account for you.


After a very successful June meeting with [[David Nutt]] it is time to look forward to our September meeting. We welcome [[Tim Leunig]] who is coming to talk about UK Science Education Policy. Tim is, unusually for our group, not a scientist. He is an economic historian who has done a lot of work in understanding how developments in technology affected economic development in the nineteenth century. We are in the teeth of a technological revolution which is having profound effects on our society now. With his historical perspective he may be able to give a more incisive analysis of how we should best educate the next generation to thrive in what will, surely, be a very different Britain.
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Note that we welcome members to attend just for the talk. There is no charge for this.
== Now planning meetings for the 2022 Season  ==


Unfortunately, this talk clashes with the Media Group event with Tom Braby. Apologies to all who wanted to attend both events.
Please get in touch if you know of a suitable speaker or would like a specific topic addressed.


= About Us =
= 2022 Programme =
The Reform Club Science and Technology Group was formed in July 2006 by a group of Club members who felt that prompted by a sense that almost all contemporary issues have a scientific or technological dimension. Our first speaker was Baroness Susan Greenfield giving a talk to us entitled "Ageing and the Brain" on 6th February 2007.


The group’s focus is on the social and ethical implications of science and technology, rather than the complexities of the science itself. we aim to generate a high level of debate and dialogue, helping us all to get to grips with the real scientific issues behind the headlines we all see every day.


Speakers have come from all over the world, bringing a wide variety expertise. Unlike so many forums for debate, the Group benefits from a position of total independence from the scientific and political establishments, so that discussion about social and economic implications can be carried out in a spirit of open enquiry.
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Dates for our meetings in 2020 are as follows (future dates are always provisional):
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= Mailing List =
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= Current Programme =
I am currently working on the 2022 programme. I hope to have talks on the following subjects:


- Dark Matter,


* Dr [[Roger Highfield]], 3 February
- Quantum computing,
* Prof Dame [[Celia Hoyles]], 9 April
* Prof [[Graham Rook]], 21 April
* Prof [[Geoff Targett]], 25 May
* Prof [[David Nutt]], 8 June
* Prof [[Tim Leunig]], 13 September
* Prof [[Anil Seth]], 19th October
* Sir [[Richard Sykes]], 23 November


= Our Constitution =
- Cyptocurrencies,
[[Constitution]]


= Our History =
- Applied Artificial Intelligence (speaker from DeepMind),
[[Past Speakers]]


= Our Committee =
- Exploring Space (Nicole Stott),


TBC
- Autonomous vehicle liability,
[[Committee]]


= Next Year's Programme =
- Use of psychedelic drugs in treatment of mental illness,


[[2017_Programme]]
- The Chinese social credit system (or related).
 
If you have a comment, please get in touch, especially if you can refer me to a suitable speaker on any of the topics above.
 
 
[[FAQ]]

Latest revision as of 08:46, 6 August 2023

The S&T Wiki is now back![edit]

This is the old wiki, upgraded to MediaWiki 1.40. The old version was broken by a mandatory PHP upgrade conducted on the shared server where this is hosted. It needs updating to reflect the current officers and programme but at least when you visit it you don't get a slew of error messages.

I had some problems with spam accounts, so I've restricted account creation rather severely. You can always ask me to create an account for you.

Steve Hemingway

Now planning meetings for the 2022 Season[edit]

Please get in touch if you know of a suitable speaker or would like a specific topic addressed.

2022 Programme[edit]

I am currently working on the 2022 programme. I hope to have talks on the following subjects:

- Dark Matter,

- Quantum computing,

- Cyptocurrencies,

- Applied Artificial Intelligence (speaker from DeepMind),

- Exploring Space (Nicole Stott),

- Autonomous vehicle liability,

- Use of psychedelic drugs in treatment of mental illness,

- The Chinese social credit system (or related).

If you have a comment, please get in touch, especially if you can refer me to a suitable speaker on any of the topics above.


FAQ

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