Why is the Sky Dark at Night?
This was the title of a fascinating talk by Alec MacKinnon at a recent Probus meeting. If we go to a place where there is a low amount of light pollution we will see stars set in a dark sky. Read More …
Category: Scientific
Thinking Outside the Box
At a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club, Norrie Hollywood gave a fascinating talk entitled ‘Thinking Outside the Box’. At the previous meeting Phil Theaker had given a talk about his involvement in Product Development in the Brewing Industry. Both these talks Read More …
Hydrogen, the future?
The role of hydrogen as an important part of a decarbonised society was the interesting subject of Fergus Tickell of SGN when speaking to a recent meeting of Largs Probus Club. Fergus explained what hydrogen was and highlighted its major Read More …
Forensic Science
The Role of the Forensic Scientist Body fluids are not always pleasant to talk about but sometimes they can be fascinating, as was demonstrated by Dr. Pamela Strayhorn in her recent talk on forensic biology to Largs PROBUS Club. Dr. Read More …