On Wednesday 9th April we will be looking at the 1831 cooling, a global event that brought the planet dangerously close to disaster.

Join us at Kensington House from 2.30.

New members welcome.

Our next meeting is Wednesday 26th March at Kensington House
at 14:30 where we will be looking at the science and history of ‘graphene’.

Future topics and dates:

09 April  ‘The 1831 cooling’
23 April  Bar codes
May 14  Mustard
May 28  Luca Turin

If you have a topic to share or offer for us to present then please contact Colin or Phil

Our next meeting is Wednesday 26th Feb at Kensington House
from 2.30 where we will be looking at HAARP.

Interested in ‘science or technology’ ?

Come and give us a try

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