Meetings
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Big Data Magic Source
Fun Talk last night was by David Stillwell a Cambridge University Lecturer in Big Data Analytics & Quantitative Social Science and Academic Director of the Psychometrics Centre. Even though it did cost £5 for entry as it was put on by CSAR. Once again I forgot to take my phone so no images of his…
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The Future of Education at #svc2uk
Tonight the annual Silicon Valley comes to Cambridge event kicked of with a session on the Future of Education. Six panelists outlined their vision of educations future in ten minutes or so each, I captured the audio and made rough notes using my LiveScribe pen. The full commentary is now live here. My take on…
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Cambridge -UK – Open Coffee
Just back from the inaugural OpenCoffee meet up in Cambridge, UK. Organised by Jed. The event was in Cafe Nero on Kings Parade in Cambridge. A total of about 20 folks (Only two from the fairer sex, Juliette and ? Laura where did you get too!) turned up. I was, of cause, easily the oldest…
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Computing the future
Interesting talk by Andy Hopper tonight on Computing the future. I especially liked his comments on setting projects for his PhD students. they have to be more advanced than what Google or Microsoft are doing but not totally science fiction stuff – A hard job these days I reckon. Other interesting points was that 2-3%…
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What’s the point of Economics
What’s the point of Economics was tonight’s talk in the new Cambridge University Festival of Ideas series, a trioka of economists pontificated on the subject. Evan Davis was first on, causing a small cry of dissent from the packed lecture theatre when he suggested that somehow economists should be treated like seismologists that is seismologists…
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Flash bangs the Cambridge way
Last nights lecture here in Cambridge was given by the redoubtable Peter Wothers, a superb talker & experimentalist, Its title was “Gods, Devils and Alcohol – Their Influence in Chemical Nomenclature” a sub title might be “With reference to shampoo ingredients accompanied with assorted explosions and fiery happenings”. The lecture theatre was totally packed, Peter…
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Be careful what you wish for!
Last night I went to a couple of excellent talks here in Cambridge. The University talks are one of the big reasons for living in Cambridge, Here is my personal list of talks. Top notch speakers excellent bright youthful audiences and free drinks afterwards whilst chatting with the leading experts of the day. The first…
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An academic book signing!
Just bought the book about the talk I’m now at in the Cambridge Chemistry department. Special 40 per cent reduction and the author, John Emsley, offered to sign it for me 🙂 Now for the talk on Molecules of Murder, about Ricin, Hyoscine, Atropine, etc etc
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ARU talk
Today was the second of my blogging and social software master classes at Anglia Ruskin University for the students on the Executive part-time MBA at Cambridge . Robert, Claire, Ibrahim, Geoff, Stephen, Marcus, Philip, Alison We went through similar stuff to last time, this time with three more staff members. In the second half we…