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21 June 2017

7.30 pm at The Poly, Falmouth

Here Tom Currie, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Evolution at the University of Exeter, will argue that the same kind of comparative techniques routinely used in the natural sciences can be employed to tackle questions relating to human history. In this talk Tom will explain new research that shows how evolutionary theory & big data can help build bridges between different disciplines and uncover the patterns of human history and the processes that have shaped the world we live in today.

This is part of our Cafe Sci series. For more about Cafe Scientifique, see the Cafe Sci website.

24 May 2017

7.30 pm at The Poly, Falmouth

Join us on a detective adventure as we journey back in time to uncover the life of John of Trevisa. Sifting fact, fiction and faction, Robin Johnson will be outlining what is known, and what can only be glimpsed, of the life of the Cornish scholar and rebel who is the founder of much of the vocabulary of science.

This is part of our Cafe Sci series. For more about Cafe Scientifique, see the Cafe Sci website.

19 April 2017

7.45 pm at The Poly, Falmouth

Currently 98% of what we spend on energy leaves Cornwall: and 15% of households live in fuel poverty. Yet we could be generating, owning and using our energy locally to reduce bills. Renewables present the perfect opportunity for citizens to own and manage the sources of their energy and revitalise their communities.

What does it mean to democratise our energy, why should we be pushing for it and what can we learn from other nations? Members of the Fal Energy Partnership will be discussing these questions and presenting their plans for our area.

This is part of our Cafe Sci series. For more about Cafe Scientifique, see the Cafe Sci website.

15 March 2017

7.45 pm at The Poly, Falmouth

Anne Osman will be discussing the natural history of British herring gulls, from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the present day. Their role as villain or hero will be explored and explained through careful scientific research supplemented by nearly forty years of personal observation.

6 February 2017

7.45 pm at The Poly, Falmouth

February sees the anniversary of Darwin’s birth and what better way to celebrate than with an evolutionary discussion?! We’ll start with a round table discussion with three Exeter PhD students, Adam Fitton, Ian Skicko and Alice Williams, supported by Paula Marjamaki, on the question of cultural/human evolution.

11 January 2017

7.45 pm at The Poly, Falmouth

It is one of the great challenges facing 21st century physics is to write down a new thermodynamics that allows for our very existence. In this talk, James Clewett will briefly present his own recent breakthrough research self organising patterns in dynamic systems.