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Round-up: Face to Face with the New Optimists

Posted by on August 14th, 2011 in Cancer, Changing behaviour, Changing bodies, From where I stand, Getting to the heart of things, Living in the virtual world, People, Project, Science, The Macrocosm, The Microcosm, The Ways of Science, Thinking differently, Transformations, Working together

Here’s a quick recap of the interviews we’ve posted so far in our Face to Face series. We’ve got more of those coming soon, and if you click here you can leave your questions which you’d like us to ask the New Optimists.

Jack Cohen talks about reproductive biology:

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What’s coming up for the New Optimists

Posted by on August 11th, 2011 in Cancer, Changing behaviour, Changing bodies, Events, From where I stand, Getting to the heart of things, Living in the natural world, People, Project, Science, The Macrocosm, The Microcosm, The Ways of Science, Thinking differently, Transformations, Working together

There are lots of exciting things coming up for the New Optimists in the next few months. As well as more Face to Face interviews with some of the scientists who have contributed to the project, there are some other big things which we’re very excited about.

  • There will be some activity over the coming months to tie in with the first Kindle book, Challenging Cancer. We’re also going to be working on forthcoming Kindle books, which will cover topics such as renewable energies, ageing, and how scientists view the world.
  • The New Optimists Forum is something we’re really looking forward to – a series of unconference-style gatherings where we bring together scientists to talk about viable approaches to deal with challenges which we will face in our near future. The first Forum theme is the prevalent topic of Food & Cities.
  • There’s also a book in the pipeline about stem cell research, covering epigenetics and how our environments reprogramme the human genome.
On top of this, there will be plenty more stuff to come so keep your eyes peeled on the blog as well as on Twitter and Facebook!

New Optimist Ian Nabney on BVI and other weighty matters

Posted by on October 29th, 2010 in People, The Ways of Science, Working together

New Optimist Professor Ian Nabney is a computer scientist, so not someone you’d automatically think of when it comes to medical and health issues.

He’s an expert in probability theory and machine learning. And that expertise has proved key to a radical new way of measuring the risks associated with obesity.

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