| Title |
Speaker |
Date |
| The King James Bible: language and literature |
Prof Gordon Campbell
Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester
|
5th Oct 2011 |
The origin of our species
|
Prof Chris Stringer
Research Leader in Human Origins, Natural History Museum, London
|
19th Oct 2011 |
| Inspiration and process – the creative journey |
Dr Victoria Crowe
Artist, Curator of teh 2011 Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition
|
2nd Nov 2011 |
| Getting to yes |
The Rt Hon George Reid
Former MP, MSP and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
|
16th Nov 2011 |
| What is consciousness for? |
Prof Chris Frith
Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology, University College London
|
30th Nov 2011 |
The importance of water and climate change in food production
|
Dr Jean Venables
Past President, Institution of Civil Engineers
|
14th Dec 2011 |
| Grand designs – Stirling 1540 |
Mr John Donaldson
Woodcarver and Sculptor
|
11th Jan 2012 |
| Liberty and common values |
Ms Shami Chakrabarti
Director of Liberty
|
25th Jan 2012 |
Twins, genes and stem cells: in search of self
|
Prof John Burn
Professor of Clinical Genetics, University of Newcastle
|
8th Feb 2012 |
| Microbes and us: an illustrated talk on how microbes shaped our history |
Prof Dorothy H Crawford
Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh
|
22nd Feb 2012
|
| The ethical marketplace of robot futures |
Prof Noel Sharkey
Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh
|
7th Mar 2012 |
| Do we need to rethink press freedom? |
Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
|
21st Mar 2012 |
Members’ Talks
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4th April 2012 |
