Science Technology
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Interest Group leaders: Carol Mitchell & Hilary Place
Meeting information: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10am to 12pm.
Meeting venue: Hillingdon.
** We will now run Hybrid meetings - face-to-face in the venue and on Zoom. **
Any Hu3a member is welcome to join the group, even if you just want a taster. You can contact Carol via the 'Click to send a message!' above.
The format of our meetings is that members speak on their chosen subject.
All the ‘ologies, physics, chemistry and their importance in everything around us - now and in the future.
- Great Scientists and Engineers and their achievements
- How things are designed, made and work
- Plants and Animals
- Earth, Planets and the Universe. The Big Bang
- Maths in Arts, Science and Engineering & Material Science
- Genes and DNA. Evolution. Health.
- Medicine. Medical Science and Technology.
- All sources of energy. Energy efficiency. Energy security.
- Nuclear Energy. Uses of Radioactivity.
- Oil or gas limited? Then what?
- Applications of Chemicals
- Weather. Water. Global Warming.
- Geology, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Manmade disasters
- Nanotechnology
- Computers and digital everything.
- Structures, Bridges
- Gadgets. Puzzles.
So our meetings are suitable for all levels.
Our 2022 Programme (all now back in the hall)
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
| 6th July | Benjamin Franklin | Carol Mitchell |
| 20th July | Blood | Carol Mitchell |
| 3rd August | NO MEETING | No Meeting |
| 17th August | TBA | TBA |
| 7th September | Radiooactivity | Judith Sinclair |