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Reports, Papers and Other Resources

The Society publishes reports on all of its lectures, some of its visits, selected members papers and suggested reading material in its bookshelf.  These can all be found in date order below.

The Society also published a monthly bulletin, the archive for these can be found here.


 

The Origin of Taste

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  • Date: Wednesday, 14 Jun 2017
  • Dr Jane Parker
  • Reading University Flavour Centre
  • Download Report: the_origin_of_taste.pdf

The Secret Life of your Mobile Phone

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  • Date: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
  • Dr Andrew Bloodworth
  • Download Report: The_secret_life_of_your_mobile_phone.pdf

The Map that Changed the World

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  • Date: Wednesday, 12 Apr 2017
  • David Vessey
  • Download Report: the_map_that_changed_the_world.pdf

How Chemical Fossils help us Understand past Greenhouse Climates & Future Ones

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  • Date: Wednesday, 8 Mar 2017
  • Prof Richard Pancost
  • Download Report: how_chemical_fossils_help_us_understand_past_greenhouse_climates.pdf

Epigenetics - The Missing Link Between Nature and Nurture?

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  • Date: Wednesday, 8 Feb 2017
  • Professor Nessa Carey
  • Download Report: epigenetics.pdf

The Monster That Wasn't - Or Was It?

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  • Date: Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017
  • Professor Gareth Williams
  • Download Report: the_monster_that_wasnt.pdf

Defending Planet Earth

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  • Date: Wednesday, 14 Dec 2016
  • Dr Michael McEllin
  • Download Report: defending-planet-earth.pdf

Power from Light

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  • Date: Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016
  • Professor Alison Walker
  • Download Report: the-power-of-light.pdf

The Ethical Roboticist

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  • Date: Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016
  • Professor Alan Winfield
  • Download Report: the_ethical_roboticist.pdf

Fusion - Within Our Grasp?

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  • Date: Wednesday, 14 Sep 2016
  • Samuel Ha
  • Download Report: fusion-14-09-2016.pdf

Use of Hydrogen as a Low Carbon Energy Vector

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  • Date: Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016
  • Mark Crowther
  • Download Report: hydrogen_as_a_low_carbon_energy_vector.pdf

The Role of Plant Roots in Preventing Soil Erosion

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  • Date: Wednesday, 11 May 2016
  • Professor Claire Grierson
  • Bristol University
  • Download Report: the_role_of_plant_roots_in_preventing_soil_erosion.pdf

Getting Hotter: the effect of Climate Change on Wildlife in Gloucestershire and the UK

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  • Date: Wednesday, 13 Apr 2016
  • Dr Anne Goodenough
  • University of Gloucestershire
  • Download Report: april_talk_2016.pdf

Left and Right: The Mathematics of Chirality from Darwin's Perversion to Feyman's Obsession

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  • Date: Wednesday, 9 Mar 2016
  • Professor Alain Goriely
  • Download Report: the_mathematics_of_chirality.pdf

A note on Gravitational Waves

On the announcement of the detection of gravitational waves, a personal reflection on a chance meeting with one of the instigators of the research into this field.

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  • Written by: Dr. Michael McEllin
  • Download Paper: Gravitational-Waves.pdf
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