WEDNESDAY 22nd MAY 2019
DOORS OPEN 5.30PM, EVENT 6.00-8.00PM
JOHN BULL
Bantorget 2, 222 29 Lund
Dementia: what makes us forget?
Laura Torres-Garcia
Sabine Konings
Neuroscience
PhD students, Lund University
In a world where people are getting older and older, dementia, and in particular Alzheimer’s Disease, is becoming a growing problem. But what is really going on in our brain? What makes us lose our memories? And maybe even more importantly, is there any way to prevent it or is everything written in our genes?
Beautiful Mind
The life and death of the Sun
We will go on a tour of our nearest star: what it's made of, why it stays together, and where the light comes from. Finally we'll see where it's going: what will happen to the Sun in the next five billion years, and what the means for us
Ross Church
Astronomy
Senior Lecturer, Lund University
Atoms to Galaxies
Superior visual performance in nocturnal insects: Neural principles and bio-inspired technologies
Eric Warrant
Functional Biology
Professor, Lund University
Nocturnal insects are able to distinguish colours, detect faint movements, learn visual landmarks and navigate using the stars. These impressive visual abilities are the result of exquisitely adapted eyes and visual systems. The principles we have learned from years of research have now inspired the development of artificial seeing systems that allow machines to see well at night
Tech Me Out
