We got our dates mixed up in the previous post. Hopefully this better.

A small turnout for ‘3 lines of coke’ but it seemed to be well received. Hopefully folk know a lot more about Pepsi cola, coal coke  and crystal meth 🙂

Our next topic will be the history of Thalidomide on Wed 22 Jan.

February:  12th – Kodaks first digital moments 26th – HAARP
March 12th we will be looking at ‘glass making’ with John. We are proposing a visit to the world of glass museum in St. Helens on Wednesday March 26th. We have the option for a private (FREE) visit or as a group with various add-ons for £15 per head.  Have a look at the website please, check out the group visit and let know if you’re interested.

A small turnout for ‘3 lines of coke’ but it seemed to be well received. Hopefully folk know a lot more about Pepsi cola, coal coke  and crystal meth 🙂

Our next topic will be the history of Thalidomide on Wed 22 Jan.

On Feb 12th we will be looking at ‘glass making’ with John. We are proposing a visit to the world of glass on Feb 26th. We have the option for a private (FREE) visit or as a group with various add-ons for £15 per head.  Have a look at the website please, check out the group visit and let know if your interested.

In March we will be looking at Kodak digital (12) and HAARP (26)

In March 2018 we discussed the origins and history of the Shipping Forecast.  

The Shipping Forecast is produced by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. It was first broadcast on 1 January 1924 as a weather bulletin called Weather Shipping before moving to the BBC a year later.

Here is a link to the BBC special

Best wishes for the New Year from Colin and Phil

We restart on January 8th with a few lines on Coke

Here is a link to the BBC’s Martin Lewis podcast – SCAM Epidemic.

It’s an interesting listen and some great learning.

Call at the Tuesday coffee morning help desk for any IT related issues you might have. We can usually point you in the right direction.

Following on from last Wednesdays talk about gemstones we found
this article in the ScienceAlert ‘online magazine’ that may be of interest?

The World’s Rarest Mineral

Oct 09:  ‘Trust me,  I’m a Doctor’ with Bob

Oct 23:  Space telescopes with John

Nov 13:  Top 3 spices

Nov 27:  Gemstones

Oct 09:  ‘Trust me,  I’m a Doctor’ with Bob

Oct 23:  Thalidomide – History and science

Nov 13:  Top 3 spices – History, chemistry & usage

Nov 27:  Gemstones

The Technology and Science group starts the new
season with the following topics:

Sep 11th : White Mountain – The asbestos story

Sep 25th : Chocolate – chemistry and manufacture

Meetings are 2.30 – 4 pm. at Kensington House

We are always looking for presenters and topics so if you have some thing that you feel might be of interest please contact Colin or Phil 

Hopefully you all had a nice ‘summer’ break?
The Technology and Science group restarts on Wednesday 11 th September. We have a very loose list of subjects planned including ‘spice chemistry’, Thalidomide, chocolate and Lyme disease.

If you have a subject you would like to present or would like us to look at please contact Colin or Phil

Gut Inflammation Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, Once Again!

In February we looked at the ‘gut biome’. Continuing research, that covers many medical conditions, is finding new ‘connections’ every day.

This article discusses a clear link between alzheimers disease and gut condition.