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We are pleased to announce the formation of the Wolfson College Science Society, which aims to promote science, medicine, technology and engineering research in College. The Society will host a series of lay-friendly talks, which will contribute to an understanding of how science and technology affect not only the way we live now, but perhaps more importantly, how they will affect our lives in the future. If you have a question about this list, please contact: Ali Mashhadi; Gabrielle Davidson; ss2575; ; Dr Thomas McCoy; Chandrima Ganguly; Matthew Hayes; cm986; hmh52. If you have a question about a specific talk, click on that talk to find its organiser. 0 upcoming talks and 176 talks in the archive. Science Student Research Series
Informing more sustainable development of the oil palm industry
Wolfson Science Society Student Research Series
Can biodiversity make children happy?
Parental care: an evolutionary case of “use it or lose it”
Using sleight of hand to investigate human action perception in diverse species and taxa
In-situ Monitoring of Photocatalytic Processes within Optofluidic Hollow-Core Fibre Microreactors using Various Spectroscopic Techniques
Advances in Stroke Medicine: Blood Vessels, Brains, and BeyondHybrid event: Register for webinar access details, see below
We Are All InterconnectedHybrid event: register for zoom details
Biotransformation: learning Nature's art of unmaking drugs to sustainably make new drugs
Adaptations of Antarctic Marine Animals and Changing EnvironmentsRegister for webinar access details, see below
Dynamic relationships between social connections and information transmissionRegister for meeting access details, see below
Ageing in Harmony: Music’s Impact on Health & Well-being in Older AdultsRegister for meeting access details, see below
The keys to the past: a mixed-methods approach to reconstructing the 1812 eruption of La Soufrière St. VincentRegister for meeting access details, see below
Diseases without Borders: what can we do to combat the next pandemicRegister for meeting access details, see below
Stories from Tree Rings
Empire in Mesopotamia… Felled by Dust?Register for meeting access details, see below
Challenges in Building a Career in Discoveries and Their Translation; Journey to the UnknownRegister for meeting access details, see below
Back to the Future: Ice Cores and Climate ScienceRegister for meeting access details, see below
Designing Emotionally Intelligent Social Robots for Applications Involving ChildrenRegister for meeting access details, see below
Causes and Consequences of Gut Microbiome Variation in Wild BirdsRegister for webinar access details, see below
Developing New Genomics Technologies to Map DNA Epigenetic Modifications in Human, Parasites and CancerRegister for webinar access details, see below
From bed to bench side: bringing machine learning to day-to-day clinical practiceRegister for webinar access details, see below
Martian Deserts on EarthRegister for webinar access details, see below
The Science of Compassion in HealthcareRegister for webinar access details, see below
Seeing What Everybody Sees but Thinking What No One has Thought
Wolfson College Talks & Events Sustainability, welfare and political changeRegister for webinar access details, see below
Why can't I get rid of this belief?Register for webinar access details, see below
Working in research through the COVID-19 crisisRegister for webinar access details, see below
Wolfson College Talks & Events How to Breed Better PoliticiansRegister for webinar access details, see below
CANCELLED - Diseases without Borders – Infectious diseases in AfricaThis event is part of the Cambridge Science Festival and of Wolfson Explores *BORDERS 2020. Please book your free ticket on Eventbrite.
CANCELLED - Ambition without limits: Women in STEMThis event is part of the Cambridge Science Festival and Wolfson Explores ✱BORDERS 2020. Please book your free ticket on Eventbrite.
CANCELLED - Frontiers for Life in AntarcticaThis event is part of the Cambridge Science Festivaand and of Wolfson Explores *BORDERS 2020. Please book your free ticket on Eventbrite.
The only ways is upstream — The NCD emergency, intergenerational inequality and the urge need for systems changeall are welcome! This event is jointly organised by the Wolfson College Science Society and the Wolfson College Society of Emeritus Fellows.
Electronics on the Brain
"Why are so many hearing aids sitting in a drawer?"
Stepping up climate change mitigation
Of bounces and bangs: how much do we know about our universe beginning
Transformation of perception: What are psychotic disorders and why are ethnic minorities at increased risk?
The Nutrition and Cancer Journey: from Chemical-Physical Carcinogenesis to Metabolic Carcinogenesis.
Exploring underutilised plants and fungi from Colombia to boost its bioeconomy
Prevention of mental illness in the adolescent years
Aging, Intelligence, and Slowing of Thought
Chasing the bacteria in the river Cam with real-time DNA sequencing: Results of the PuntSeq study
James Watt (1736-1819): The Power to Change the World
Understanding flowers and their pollinators: The role of petal texture in the pollination of wild tobaccos
The early origins of the Mortality Revolution: a perspective from evolutionary biology
An evolutionary perspective on why health inequalities exist.
Personality targeting and message framing of arguments for Brexit. Can a little psychology make a political campaign more persuasive?
Something ate my fossil: from anecdote to testing hypotheses
How to build a flower: Transformation in plant reproductive development
How computerized assessment may transform measurement in mental health
There be monsters: adaptations in Antarctic marine animals
Transformation of life: How behaviour shapes evolution.
Transforming cancer care
Transformation and mind: Using science to fight mental illness.
The Science of Musical Meaning
Conservation, Evolution and Biodiversity in Colombia
My part in the discovery of the black hole in Cygnus X-1
Finding the right path: How do multidomain proteins avoid misfolding, and how can women avoid the pitfalls in their scientific career paths?
The power of superconductivity
Room Temperature Single-Molecule Magnets for Quantum Computing: Serendipity or Design?
The rise of machine learning and its relevance for the natural sciences
Volcanic Crystal Clocks and CO2: Transforming our Prospects for Predicting Huge Eruptions
Learning from Luther: 95 theses about technology
From blood to genomic variants: deciphering the genome of patients with rare disorders
From nuclear transfer to prospects for cell replacement therapy: The origins and future of pluripotency and cellular reprogramming
Future developments in healthcare – does cancer lead the way?
Unraveling the hidden microbial world of the river Cam.
In-Network Computing: Your network just got a lot smarter
Anti-cancer drugs for transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils
Relativity, Quantum Theory and Cryptography
Race and gender in the scientific institution: Basic history and analysis.
The Future of Solar Cells: Can solar eliminate fossil fuel use in the next 30 years
The genetics of depression
Does aspirin prevent cancer and vascular disease? 40 years of data and controversy
Studying life one cell at a time: single-cell RNA sequencing technology and its applications
The ins and outs of mitochondrial pharmacology
Exoplanets, on the hunt of Universal life
Music, Rhythm and Developmental Dyslexia.
Adhesion Strength Diversity in Brain Tumours
Do we need to be concerned about the rise of e-cigarettes?
The metalsmith of the future
How can we encourage kindness? A perspective from evolutionary biology
Music, Rhythm and Developmental Dyslexia. (POSTPONED)
Bacterial control of their viral parasites through altruistic suicide
Can mobile phones help people quit smoking?
Optofluidic Tools to Study Antibiotic Resistance
The origin of altruism: Philosophical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives
The art of computing with parallel universes: Quantum computing explained
Computational Interfacial Chemistry: What do we do ?
Sustainability of Energy and Material Demand: Reducing the Demand for SteelMeetings begin at 5.45pm with drinks; the talk follows at 6.00pm
Skipping between Portals: neutron analysis of membrane protein biogenesis
Musilanguage in the Cradle
Corporate Psychopaths at Work and in Society
Organismal design and causation in social evolution
How Prediction Errors and Schemas Shape our Memories.
Behavioural flexibility and problem solving in an invasive bird
The Psychophysiology of the Vasovagal (Fainting) Response: Mechanisms and Interventions
The Invention of Consciousness
Complex Analysis — Simplified!
Checking out NHS Health Checks
Crop Science and Food security: the productivity, waste and distribution 'trilemma'
Beyond the Nuclear Family: An Evolutionary Perspective on Family and Fertility
Cellulose Photonics: from nature to applications
The beauty and science of nebulae
Meaningful Music, Unmediated Sound: An Evolutionary History
Optimizing endurance performance is an intellectual exercise
The role of perceived injustice in chronic pain: Outcomes, mechanisms, and opportunities for intervention
Tales from the crypt: How science harvests death for humanity's benefit
Human embryos: a visual history
Thoughts on the current crisis in the NHS and how to resolve it: getting from lose/lose to win/win.
When to care for and when to kill another female's offspring
Building a Start-up from Cam’lab Research
Toward cleaner vehicle emissions: catalyst technologies for today and tomorrow
Analysing Daily Behaviours with Large-Scale Smartphone Data.
Mapping the rapid changes in mammalian genome regulation
From Bench to Books: writing science books for children
Life after death: social evolution in a grave
Structure of the DNA Replication Machinery
Flexible and Stretchable Electronics: Make Way for Wearables.
I spy with my MRI....
Inclusive Human Computer Interaction - from Indian farmers to Eurofighter Typhoon pilots
An Enlightenment tradition of characterising and caricaturing science and scientists: why words (and nerds) matter.
Open access publishing: a pioneer’s perspective.
TBC - personal genomics
May the force (of gravity) be with you: general relativity, black holes and beyond
In search of personal meaning in a file of 3.3 billion DNA letters
Nanotechnology in healthcare: turning science fiction into science fact
Title to be confirmed
How does cancer become an infectious disease?
Information storage in DNA
The Dark Matter Mystery and the Large Hadron Collider
The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Sonic Pi: Teaching Computer Science with Music
EDSAC: The World's First Practical Electronic Digital Computer
Planetary landscapes
The impact of the genomic revolution on medicine and agriculture
Can yeast and a Robot Scientist help us design therapies for diseases like cancers and malaria?
Nature v. nurture: dissecting the tumour ecosystem
Kinect: You Are The Controller - The Inside Story!
Brains, Science, and Human NatureJoint seminar with the Wolfson College Humanities Society
Publishing in Nature journals
The Great Ink Crisis
Issues in fuel supply and utilisation
90 days of night: A year in Antarctica at the French/Italian base Concordia Station
Could the ageing be infectious?
Hearing loss and hearing aids
Extracting meaning from text
From Gutenberg to the digital age: the challenges and opportunities of inkjet printing
The mammary gland: a source of milk and a cancer time bomb
The Jet Engine: What Happens If....?
The Unexpected Side of Entropy
The placenta: a remarkable but often neglected organ
Consciousness at stake: Perspectives from an anaesthetist
Watching proteins fold and unfold one at a time. How physics can teach us lessons about biology
How nature might influence nurture
Communication with a single button
Rubik's Planet; Global Consequences of Nanoscale Phenomena
The Nature of Empathy: Perspectives from Psychiatry
Bananas, bandits and biology on the high seas
Nanotechnology: Science or Fiction?
Have I got path for you...?
"Quantum teleportation, its use and abuse"
"Printed and plastic electronics: will the microchips of the future be printed?"
"Is nuclear reprogramming a route to cell replacement therapy?"
"Are my genes to blame when my jeans don’t fit?"
"Of water flumes, waxy walls and toilet bowls: trapping strategies of carnivorous pitcher plants"
"Causes and prevention of type 2 diabetes"
"The Master Puppeteer: How the Brain Controls the Body"
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