Science and the Media – the good, the bad and the ugly

Calendar of Events

Part of the Open Lecture Programme at the University of Kent.

More information at http://www.kent.ac.uk/openlectures/pdf/latestopenlecturebrochure.pdf (page 10)

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Woolf College, Lecture Theatre, Canterbury campus / 6pm
Contact: George Chandler / T: 01227 823902 / E: events@kent.ac.uk

RT @greyworld: Speakers announced to the Lost Stage, 21 March @Inkyfool @SLSingh @greyworld http://t.co/f3FCmSYX via @thelostlectures 07:05:01 PM February 22, 2012 from TweetDeck
FT 21/2 said Greek economy will run with help of ad hoc adjustments & dubbed it the Ptolemaic model of the Greek economy HT @totalastronomy 05:51:37 PM February 22, 2012 from TweetDeck
RT @Blue_Wode: .@bcapresident How many chiropractors who have behaved unethically have you & your colleagues *reported* to be disciplined? 04:58:12 PM February 22, 2012 from TweetDeck
RT @lecanardnoir: Yes, the British Chiropractic Association are happily promoting bogus kitchen tips. 11:24:01 AM February 22, 2012 from TweetDeck
RT @lecanardnoir: The British Chiropractic Association on the horrors of pancake day. http://t.co/VTAle742 11:23:01 AM February 22, 2012 from TweetDeck

Speedy neutrino result may be due to instrument glitch February 22, 2012
News reports suggest that the jaw-dropping result may not be due to exotic physics but to instrumental effects – an official update is expected tomorrow […]
World's deepest land animal discovered February 22, 2012
The deepest-dwelling land animal in the world has been found almost 2 kilometres underground […]
'Fountain of youth' enzyme lengthens mouse life February 22, 2012
Mice bred to have increased levels of sirtuin 6 – an enzyme found in humans – lived 15 per cent longer lives […]
Men's Y chromosome is not about to go extinct February 22, 2012
The human male Y chromosome will not mutate itself out of existence just 4.6 million years from now – confounding expectations […]
Today on New Scientist: 22 February 2012 February 22, 2012
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Europe will vote to keep Canadian tar sands out and rolling stones could mean Mars still rocks […]