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Science communication is important in today's technologically advanced society. A good part of the adult community is not science savvy and lacks the background to make sense of rapidly changing technology. My blog attempts to help by publishing articles of general interest in an easy to read and understand format without using mathematics. You can contact me at ektalks@yahoo.co.uk

Monday 16 November 2015

Blogger Profile and Blog Index - Ravi Singhal

Blogger Profile - Ravi Singhal


For List of Blogs (2018 and 2019), Click here


Courses  -  Each course is 8 to 12 hours duration.  Courses are suitable for 'inquisitive' laymen with no serious science background. The courses are designed for outreach activity, non-mathematical and have been given in East Kilbride (Scotland) and other venues. 
Please click on a course to start:


Albert Einstein and his Theories of Relativity 




Medical Imaging 

Great Scottish Inventors - James Watt, Lord Kelvin, Alexander Fleming, Alexander Graham Bell, James Clerk Maxwell

Nano Technology 

Nuclear Weapons - The story of the Atomic Bomb

Age of the Earth & Milky Way
 (Radio-isotope Dating)     



Talks -           Talks are generally 60 minutes duration.  
Suitable for non-specialists


Physics of Humidity, Relative Humidity, Health Implications of Low or High Humidity


The Science of Hypothermia, Windchill, Frostbite

The Science of Heatstrokes (Hyperthermia) - ...



Heat given off by a human body is about 100 Watt



Galileo Galilei - Family Tree, Friends and Foes

                                                           Energy from Thorium 

           The Curie Family Marie and Pierre Curie Part 1


Disruption of Fossil Fuels by Renewable Energy will Mitigate the Most Severe Effects of Climate Change - Talk at Glasgow University

  
Physics of Rainbows; Moonbows; Fogbows - All You Need to Know - 
an Outreach Feature for the Community

Arctic Ocean - Soaring Temp., Loss of Ice Cover - How Much and Why? What is the Future? A Community Education Feature


The Third (+ Fourth ??) Industrial (Technological) Revolution; Globalization, Global Poverty and Inequality


Disruptive Innovation - Part 1 - Why it Succeeds?, How it Spreads?, S-Curve; Transport Infrastructures to Year 2000


Disruptive Innovation - Part 2 - Electric Vehicles shall Substitute the Current 'Not Fit For Purpose' Road Transport System



Megatrends Driven by Exponentially Growing Technologies



The Uncanny Valley - Cognitive Dissonance and Meta-Communication



Will Future Water Crises Destroy Our Civilization?

Probably Not - But Only if We Start Paying Attention Now...


Future of Food; How to feed 10 billion People? 

There is Enough Food; Strong, Sensible Policies Required



Life on a Spherical, Rotating, Tilted Earth - Curved 2D Space - Fascinating Insights into Geometry, Climate, Weather, Seasons, Gravity ...

Parallax - Measuring Distances to Stars; Visual Depth Perception, View from Moving Trains; Locating Virtual Images


Space Colonization - A Realistic Assessment of the Current Status

Hype About Space Colonization - A community Outreach Talk



General essays/blogs/opinion:

Letter Frequency in Spellings of Words and Numbers in the English Language


Math Puzzles - How logical approach makes them much more delicious



The Awesome Number 2 : Puzzles, Games, The Power of Doubling



Number Puzzles for Mental Arithmatic Enthusiasts





Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?...



Curious History of the Leap Year....



How much heat is given off by a human...




Magical Number 1001 - Maths Game to Wow


Another Step towards Achieving Artificial General Intelligence: AlphaGo triumphs over the World Champion of the Game GO


Future of Privacy - Threats to and Erosion of Privacy in the 21st Century (Part 2)


Optogenetics - Controlling Neurons with Light - a Way to Understand Brain Circuit Organisation?


Human DNA Radiation Tolerance is Increased by the 

Unique Protein in Water Bears (Tardigrade)



Hi-Tech Wearable Clothing can Save Energy on Space Heating/Cooling 

in the Winter/Summer: Personal Thermal Management


Older activity prior to 2012 is not listed here but may be accessed by going to the main page and selecting publications for the year

I am really interested to hear your views about matters relating to science.  
Please feel free to contact me on   ektalks@yahoo.co.uk

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