Please note our next meeting is on Thursday 24th September 2026.

There will be no meetings in July or August.

This is a friendly group where we watch science videos at home, then discuss them in a café over coffee and cakes. Some of the concepts are difficult but there is enough expertise in the group to help us understand.

For our next meeting, we will be discussing these 3 programmes on iPlayer -

The Incredible Human Journey - Part 2 - Asia.

Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo sapiens came to dominate the planet.

The Future with Hannah Fry, Part 3 - Weaponizing data

The Future with Hannah Fry, Part 4 - Nuclear Fusion

You don't need a technological background to join us, just an interest in things and how they work, how they are made and just knowing more of their history. Anyone is welcome to take part. If you’d like more details, please contact the group leader, Don, using the link above.

Previously Discussed

The Incredible Human Journey Part 1 - Out of Africa.

Human Part 5 - A Great Gamble

Human Part 4 - Discovering the Americas

Human Part 3 - Last Humans Standing

Human Part 2 - Into the unknown

Human - Part 1 - The First of Us

Chris Packam - Earth Episode 5 - Human

Chris Packham - Earth Episode 4 - Atmosphere

Chris Packham - Earth Episode 3 - Green

Chris Packham - Earth Episode 2 - Snowball

Chris Packham - Earth Episode 1 - Inferno

Brian Cox - Seven Days on Mars.

What are Tectonic Plates

Life cycle of a volcano

Professor Brian Cox’s Adventures in Space and Time:

What is Gravity

Professor Brian Cox’s Solar System programme:

Episode 5 - Strange Worlds

Episode 4 - Ice Worlds

Episode 3 - Storm Worlds

Episode 2 - Dark Worlds

Episode 1 - Volcano Worlds

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