December 31, 2013
December 29, 2013
December 27, 2013
December 23, 2013
December 21, 2013
December 19, 2013
December 8, 2013
November 27, 2013
November 23, 2013
November 2, 2013
October 31, 2013
October 27, 2013
October 5, 2013
September 24, 2013
September 18, 2013
September 7, 2013
August 21, 2013
August 11, 2013
August 4, 2013
July 26, 2013
July 24, 2013
June 19, 2013
June 16, 2013
May 31, 2013
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May 26, 2013
May 25, 2013
This Is Jonny Woo
A collection of Jonny’s most popular and his own personal favourite pieces from his 10 years as an alt/drag artist. Woo likes to get dark and deliciously twisted and relishes playing the fool. This Is Jonny Woo, maybe wiser but probably sillier than ever.
May 22, 2013
May 18, 2013
May 17, 2013
May 15, 2013
Sceptics In A Pub - Numeracy and the media: is it a lost cause?
Where?
Elephant & Castle
White Hill
Lewes,
East Sussex
BN7 2DJ
Elephant & Castle
White Hill
Lewes,
East Sussex
BN7 2DJ
Who?
David Spiegelhalter
David Spiegelhalter
What's the talk about?
David Spiegelhalter is
Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at the University
of Cambridge. His background is in medical statistics, particularly the
use of Bayesian methods in clinical trials, health technology
assessment and drug safety. He led the statistical team in the Bristol
Royal Infirmary Inquiry and also gave evidence to the Shipman Inquiry.In his post he leads a small team (UnderstandingUncertainty.org) which attemp
ts to improve the way in which the quantitative aspects of risk and uncertainty are discussed in society. He works closely with the Millennium Mathematics Project in trying to bring risk and uncertainty into education. He gives many presentations to schools and others, advises organisations and government agencies on risk communication, and is a regular columnist on current risk issues. He presented the BBC4 documentary ‘Tails you Win: the Science of Chance”, and in 2011 competed in Winter Wipeout.
He was elected FRS in 2005 and awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to medical statistics.
David will look at the portrayal of numbers in the news, with particular attention to risk stories of the ‘cats cause cancer’ variety, and the use of ghastly statistical graphics. After (with luck) getting some cheap laughs, he will consider whether things are getting better or worse, and make a few tentative suggestions for how we all might help.
April 24, 2013
April 18, 2013
April 12, 2013
April 1, 2013
March 31, 2013
March 29, 2013
March 21, 2013
March 12, 2013
March 9, 2013
March 1, 2013
February 11, 2013
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Le Trianon
Push the Sky Away
We No Who U R
Wide Lovely Eyes
Water's Edge
Jubilee Street
Mermaids
We Real Cool
Finishing Jubilee Street
Higgs Boson Blues
Push the Sky Away
From Her to Eternity
Red Right Hand
O Children
The Ship Song
Jack the Ripper
Deanna
Your Funeral... My Trial
Love Letter
The Mercy Seat
Encore:
Stagger Lee
January 31, 2013
Neil Shubin: The Universe Within at The Royal Institution of Great Britain
Overview
For aeons, the Earth has circled the Sun while
mountains, seas and entire continents have come and gone. Against this
epic backdrop, humanity's place in the cosmos can look tiny and
insignificant. But as Neil Shubin shows in this revelatory new talk, the
one place where universe, solar system and planet merge is inside the
human body.
natomy at the University of
Chicago.
January 27, 2013
January 23, 2013
The Thing Is...Death
Human remains are reminders of our own mortality, as well as the physical remnants of family, friends, adversaries and strangers. In contemporary society and in many different cultures, showing any disrespect for human remains is taboo; but is this only for remains belonging to ‘insiders’ from the same religion, culture, tribe or community? Are those labelled ‘outsiders’ treated differently? At what point does a human body, or body part, become a 'thing' rather than a person? And once this happens, what are the ethical implications of what we do with it?
January 16, 2013
January 5, 2013
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