The Exquisite Machine – The New Science of the Heart.
A review by member Croy Thomson of the talk on 20th March 2024 Professor Sian Harding: The Exquisite Machine- The New Science of the Heart Professor Sian Harding: The Exquisite Machine – The New Science of the Heart. Having blazed through the Society AGM in under ten minutes (the
Towards a Public Bio-Ethics… a review by Croy Thomson of the lecture given by Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley: Towards a Public Bio-Ethics 06.03.24 “Ethics: moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity.” Okay, so far so amorphous, but stick with me and it all gets fascinating, not to mention unsettling, especially if you are a human being. Having been
All the world’s a play… a review by Croy Thomson of the lecture given by David Edgar
David Edgar: All The World’s A Play 26.02.24 “I screamed the place down!” David Edgar’s first experience of live theatre was unscripted. Aged “three and three quarters”, he was taken to a performance of Beauty & The Beast. So convincingly beastly was the Beast, the terrified young David
Why we should think about the relationship between climate change and mental health in Scotland – Professor Hester Parr
A review by member Croy Thomson of the talk on the 7th February 2024 Hester Parr: The relationship between climate change and mental health in Scotland Ignoring the impulse to imitate Private Fraser in Dad’s Army, and shout, “We’re doomed!” I stuck with Professor Parr’s measured, illuminating outlining of climate
East Side Story
A review by member Croy Thomson of the talk on the 24th January 2024 Stephen Venables: Everest East Side Story A fortnight ago, the Society talk was from a man drawn towards gravity; this week the speaker has spent a lifetime defying it. The Chair, Campbell Forrest, introduced Stephen
The first Lecture of 2024
11.01.24 The first commentary from an audience member at a recent Society talk. The View from the Stalls The James Webb Space Telescope: back to the beginning of time ROYAL PHILOSOPHY SOCIETY talks open windows into worlds and ideas that many people (okay, I) never knew existed. Dr David Rosario’s