The cow STI costing America over $200 million – Eleanor Senior
The parasite Tritrichomonas foetus isn’t as famous as other disease causing and carrying organisms such as ticks or tapeworms but this doesn’t mean it’s less damaging. It also happens to be what I’m studying for my PhD. I am going to talk about what it actually is, what it does and why it could be affecting your pet cat as well as the worlds cows. @eleanorsnr
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Alistair Houghton – The world of cathedrals
[youtube]ML3Ym7XPJoY[/youtube] The world of cathedrals. What makes a cathedral? And why should you care? Featuring Darth Vader, David Brent and an inaccurate postcard. Twitter: @wimpeyking Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that...
Tom Williamson – What the flags of the UK tell us about our country
[youtube]goHEU7TTcbw[/youtube] Flags are far more than splashes of colour on a piece of cloth. They represent the history and culture of the people that fly them. In this talk, Tom will explain how the flags of the UK came into being, with stories that involve war,...
Lydia Bates – “Humpty’s Handbook: An introduction to (some) words and their meanings”
[youtube]0kIHZk1Hxjs[/youtube] A very brief introduction to the worlds of etymology, linguistics and semantics - looking at where words come from and how they change over time. Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that...
Sam Tawil – The journey of setting up an independent coffee shop.
[youtube]_cMsQeaFRrg[/youtube] Sam Tawil, owner and founder of Bold St Coffee talks about setting up a business from scratch. www.boldstreetcoffee.co.uk @boldstcoffee Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15...
Ross Dalziel – “Unclouding your data”
[youtube]QOby5g-N3P8[/youtube] A talk by Ross Dalziel about the physical location of information using Aram Bartholl's DeadDrops project http://deaddrops.com Ross is the project co-ordinator and will be talking more about it at the A.N.D. festival in Liverpool next...
Phil Moneypenny – ‘Fortitudine Vincimus – by endurance we conquer’
[youtube]uvGY-gJeLL8[/youtube] A brief talk about the past, present and future conditions of living and working in Antartica. Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds.