Directory of Previous Talks

Professor Stirling put forward the proposition that scientists make decisions based on good evidence. This gave him a problem when considering religion, creation, and all the literature surrounding it. That was the thrust of todays talk. Brought up as a Presbyterian in Scotland, but now attending a Church of England Church, Charles professed to believe … Read more

Yes, a catchy and intriguing title which became clearer as the presentation developed. Tom retired in 2001 from the Toxicology Laboratories in Manchester providing services to hospitals, the police, forensic science services and pathologists from Crewe to Kendal.   He helped with autopsies and cases where there was a need to detect poisons, examine cases of … Read more

In 1989 George Clark was the doctor in charge of intensive care at the Northern General. The disaster was not the only one to have occurred at Hillsborough – there were two previous incidents of crushes and casualties in the 1980’s. How did it happen?  Could it have been foreseen?  Why did it happen?  Who … Read more

You could be forgiven for thinking that the talk would be about facial expressions and their effect on individuals, but you would be wrong. The talk was about a much more sinister matter: the use of poisons for colourings, flavours, and cosmetics in the Victorian era. Dangers in the Victorian home: Arsenic, a very powerful … Read more

(Andrew’s career was in education and not in engineering, but he has always been very interested in cars and the history of car manufacture in Sheffield.  He managed to acquire a large archive of Sheffield motor manufacturing information.  He brought the archive with him so that members could look at it after the talk.) In … Read more

By way of introduction Lee suggested that there were two frontiers of Physics – the very large (astrophysics) and the very small (particle physics).  Lee’s research is looking at matter in its smallest dimensions. He presumed that many of his audience had studied O level physics and reminded them of Thomson’s discovery of cathode rays … Read more