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18:30

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A Member of the Society will lead a discussion on a current topic - come and participate. All welcome. (unless a speaker is arranged - watch this space)

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18:30

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John has worked and taught about glass for 40 years. He will cast a fascinating Secular eye over the complex business of his art and craft. [MG]
All Welcome.

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18:30

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Margaret, a highly experienced educationalist and youth leader in the Woodcraft Folk, has been working for the Folk on the C-Change Project. This is to look at the effects of Climate Change and educate young people into its significance whilst empowering them to be positive and not retreat into despair. [MG]
All Welcome.

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19:30

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Dr Simon Singh looks at alternative medicines.
Inaugural meeting of Skeptics in the Pub
NOTE VENUE: The Park, 5-9 Hotel Street, Leicester LE1 5AT.
Free admission - All welcome.

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19:30 - 21:00

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On 29 May, Peter Thompson introduces a discussion on the topic "Should scientific investigation and applications be regulated?"

Please see the new date for details.

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18:30

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Last October Tim Hollins and Maureen Russell explained the “Nueva Esperanza” Project to support a settlement in El Salvador, built by people whose villages disappeared during the ferocious civil war there. Michael and Caroline will have visited the project in March, with a bundle of violins from Leicester to support the Music for Hope branch of the project. This talk is of their experiences, with videos of events and recordings of interviews. [MG]
All Welcome.

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19:30 - 21:00

Description:

This IDEAS Group meeting (for members only) is postponed from 22 May.

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Peter Thompson introduces a discussion on the topic "Should scientific investigation and applications be regulated?"

Peter hasn't suggested any specific background reading - I thought of BSSRS (the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science) but it appears to be defunct. There is however Scientists for Global Responsibility.

You mught also like to read last year's BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture, which was given by Craig Venter (the genome in the Human Genome Project is specifically his one) alongside his wife Barbara Rae Vernter's Law Group's website.

And although hitting the news less often, maybe more important are topics relating to science and the military.

Then there's the issue of funding "big science" research projects in a world with so much poverty and hunger.

Congratulations, Peter, on coming up with such a rich topic for discussion.

Any other reading suggestions - please let me know asap and I'll update this information.

Frank

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