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BJF, 2010-2011, Lectures aboard Fred Olsen Cruise Line, M/S Balmoral 'Canary Islands Christmas' cruise,

• Mystery of the Christmas Snowflake, Neptune Lounge, 1100h, 22 December.
• A Scientist looks at Christmas, Neptune Lounge, 1500h, 24 December.
• Danger - Expert at Large, Neptune Lounge, 1500h, 1 January 2011.
• The Secret Language of Life, Neptune Lounge, 1100h, 3 January 2011
• You Choose the Subject:
  1. Creationism -v- evolution
  2. Religion: a force for good?
  3. Sunspot cycle
  4. Could we exist without chemicals?
  5. Space travel and extraterrestrial life
  6. The periodic table
  7. Power of placebo, faith healing, etc
  8. Is global warming man-made?

  Neptune Lounge, 1000h, 4 January 2011.

  
  Sailing: Southampton, UK - Lisbon, Portugal - Arrecife, Lanzarote - Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands - Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands - Funchal, Madeira - Southampton, UK.
  21 December 2010 - 5 January 2011.

BJF, 2010, illustrated presentations aboard the Cunard: RMS Queen Mary 2, World Cruise sector, Exploring the Pacific Rim:

• Amazing Menu of Tomorrow, Illuminations theatre, 1530-1615h, 14 February.
• Secret Language of Life, Illuminations theatre, 1530-1615h, 20 February.
• Danger, Expert at Large, Illuminations theatre, 1100-1145h, 21 February.
• Worst Cruise Videos, and How Not to Make One, Illuminations theatre, 1530-1615h, 23 February.
• How the Internet can Steal your Identity, Illuminations theatre, 1530-1615h, 26 February.
• You Choose the Lecture:
  1. International Date Line
  2.Water in plugholes in the North & South
  3. Planet X
  4. Climate change
  5. What is hte origin of Pollywogs
  6. Will the world end in 2012?
  7.What exactly is kinetic energy?
  Illuminations theatre, 1530-1615h, 1 March. Also: television interview by Paul O'Loughlin, Morning Programme (video file in archive): 20 February.
  Sailing: Hong Kong, China; Shanghai, China; Nagasaki, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Hagåtaña, Guam, Mariana Islands; Rabaul, Papua New Guinea; Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand; Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia. 13 February - 8 March.

BJF, 2010, presentations for Inter Micro 10:

• An Evening with Brian: Censoring the Cell and Banishing the Microscope, 1900-2000h, 12 July.
• How Microscopic Particles Shut Down the Airways, 1130-1150h 13 July.
• The Microscope and the Royal Society, 1415-1435h, 14 July.
  McCrone Research Instute, Chicago.

BJF, 2010, Thirty Years of Mensa at Cambridge, after-dinner speech, Mensa gala dinner, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, 2030-2110h, 21 August.

BJF, 2010, Concerning the Abilities of Living Cells, illustrated presentation to Mensa at Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, 1400-1530h, 22 August.

BJF, 2010, address on cultured meat to Vegetarian Society debate at annual meeting, London: Dragon Hall, Covent Garden, 1630h, 11 September

BJF, 2010, Illustrated presentations aboard Cunard: RMS Queen Mary 2 Mediterranean Medley cruise:

• The Secret Language of Life, Illuminations Theatre, 1530h, 21 September.
• What you need to know about the Internet, Illuminations Theatre, 1115h, 22 September.
• You choose the topic – science by request
  
  1. String theory
  2. Can intelligent life exit without a body?
  3. How much energy to accelerate the shuttle to the speed of light
  4. Volcanic smokers at the bottom of the sea
  5. What are the alternatives to salmon (omega-3, etc)
  6. GM crops, for and against
  7. Do germs stay on soap?
  8. How does gravity work?
  9. What would I want to find at the bottom of the deep abyss?
  10. How long will it take for wind power to repay carbon footprint?
  11. Big bang theory.
  Illuminations Theatre, 1530h, 30 September.

  Also: Book signing, 1215h, 22 September; 1630h, 21 September; 1630h, 30 September. Interviwed by Ray Rouse on The Breakfast Show, 22 and 30 September (recordings on file).

  Sailing: Southampton, UK - Barcelona, Spain - Monte Carlo, France - Civitavecchia (for Rome), Italy - Naples, Italy - Gibraltar - Lisbon, Portugal - Southampton, UK. 19 September - 1 October.

BJF, 2010, The Physiology of Autumn, Presidential address to Cambridge Society for the Application of Research, Churchill College Cambridge, 1900-2100h, 18 October.

Announcement, 2010, Revolutionary Insights - the Dawn of Microscopical Investigation, illustrated presentation wth videomicrographs to the Royal Society, 1330-1430h, 29 October.

BJF, 2010, Revolutionary Insights - the Dawn of Microscopical Investigation, illustrated presentation with videomicrographs to the Royal Society, 1330-1430h, 29 October.

BJF, 2010, Plagiarism, Scourge or Solace? illustrated presentation to the Friends of the University Library, Camvbridge University, 27 November.

BJF, 2010-2011, Lectures aboard Fred Olsen Cruise Line, M/S Balmoral 'Canary Islands Christmas' cruise,

• Mystery of the Christmas Snowflake, Neptune Lounge, 1100h, 22 December.
• A Scientist looks at Christmas, Neptune Lounge, 1500h, 24 December.
• Danger - Expert at Large, Neptune Lounge, 1500h, 1 January 2011.
• The Secret Language of Life, Neptune Lounge, 1100h, 3 January 2011
• You Choose the Subject:
  1. Creationism -v- evolution
  2. Religion: a force for good?
  3. Sunspot cycle
  4. Could we exist without chemicals?
  5. Space travel and extraterrestrial life
  6. The periodic table
  7. Power of placebo, faith healing, etc
  8. Is global warming man-made?

  Neptune Lounge, 1000h, 4 January 2011.

  
  Sailing: Southampton, UK - Lisbon, Portugal - Arrecife, Lanzarote - Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands - Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands - Funchal, Madeira - Southampton, UK.
  21 December 2010 - 5 January 2011.

BJF, 2011, Lectures aboard Cunard, MS Queen Victoria 'Gallic overture' voyage,

• GM crops - Looking for the Truth [extemporised talk due to technical failure], Royal Court Theatre, 1100-1145h, 23 May.
• You Choose the Subject, [extemporised talk due to technical failure], Queen's Room, 1215-1300h, 26 May, followed by book signing, 1500-1530h
• Ingenious Microbes, [extract of presentation for passengers] with book signing, 1600-1645h, 28 May.

  See also: reports in Cunard Daily programme, 23 May, 26 May- item on 'Wake up with Keith' TV show, 26 May.

  Sailing: Southampton, UK, Dublin, Ireland- Cobh (for Cork), Ireland- Bilbao, Spain- Brest, France- Southampton, UK.
  22-29 May.

Announcement, 2011, Brian J Ford 'Genius of the Cell' lecture, Irish Examiner, Feelgood, What's On, 3 June.

Announcement, 2011, Brian J Ford Genius of the Cell lecture, Irish Times, Health Plus, 6 June.

Thompson, Sylvia, 2011, Brian J Ford Genius of the Cell lecture, www.irishtimes.com, Online Health Board, 7 June.

Announcement, 2011, Brian J Ford Genius of the Cell lecture, Irish Medical News, Events, 7 June.

BJF, 2011, Outreach public lecture: The Genius of the Cell, Royal College of Surgeons of Dublin, 1900-200h, 8 June.

Ryan, Clem, 2011, intervews Brian J Ford on Genius of the Cell lecture, Kildare Today, Kildare FM (live interview) 0945-1000h, 9 June.

O'Connell, Muireann, 2011, intervews Brian J Ford on Genius of the Cell lecture, Feedback, Phantom FM (pre-recorded), 1015-1030h, 9 June.

Duke, Seán, 2011, intervews Brian J Ford on Genius of the Cell lecture, Science Spinning, Dublin City FM (live interview), 1530-1545h, 9 June.

BJF, 2011, Intelligent Living Cell, Cheltenham Science Festival, Town hall, Cheltenham, 1800-1900h, 12 June.

BJF, 2001, Presentations at Inter/Micro 2011:

• (In memoriam, Lucy McCrone, 1930-1935h, 19 July)
• An Evening with Brian: Microbe Meals, 1900-2000h, 20 July.
• Blood Through the Ages, 1500-1530h, 21 July.
• Illegal Coinage, 1130-1200h, 22 July.
  McCrone Research Insritute, Chicago.

BJF, 2011, Keynote lecture: Recreating the Dawn of Microscopy, Microscopical Society of Ireland Symposium, Paccar Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Dublin: 1830-1930h, 25 August.

BJF, 2011, Lectures aboard Cruise & Maritime, M/S Marco Polo 'Baltic Cities and St Petersburg' Cruise.

• The Allies: Secret Weapons of War, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1600h, 30 September.
• Tomorrow's Food Secrets, Marco Polo Lounge, 1100-1200h, 3 October.
• Germany: Secret Weapons of War, Marco Polo Lounge, 1030-1115h, 6 October.
• The Secret Language of Life, Marco Polo Lounge, 1515-1600h, 8 October.
• You Choose the Topic:
  • Spiritualism and mediums (media?)
  • What future for coal?
  • Other energy sources we've not thought of?
  • Ragwort ... ?
  • Implications of neutrinos moving faster than light?
  • Why continue with space exploration?
  • From what did the first cells evolve?
  • Is global warming real?
  • Why does the common cold lead to chest infections?
  • Did design or chance direct evolution?
  • Arthritis theories - caused by food, etc?
  • Social effects of gender selection for children?
  • Could stem cells replenish the damaged retina?
    [in] Marco Polo Lounge, 1400-1450h, 9 October.

  Sailing: London, Tilbury - Copenhagen, Denmark - Warnemünde, Germany - Tallinn, Estonia - St Petersburg, Russia - Helsinki, Finland - Stockholm, Sweden - Holtenau, Germany - Kiel Canal - Brunsbüttel, Germany - London, Tilbury.
  29 September - 10 October 2011.

BJF, 2011, Presidential Lecture: Secret Science of World War Two, Cambridge Society for the Application of Research, Churchill College, University of Cambridge: 1900h, 17 October (See also announcement on the Cambridge University Lectures site).

BJF, 2011, Are Humans Supposed to eat Meat? Inaugural evening lecture, Vegetarian Society, Graham Wallas Room, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London: 20 October (in preparation). Also see on LSE Students' site.

BJF, 2011, The Biochemistry of Autumn - Why Plants Shed their Leaves, Chemical Society, Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Dept of Chemistry, University of Cambridge: 1900h, 27 October (in preparation).

BJF, 2011, Secret Weapons of World War II, presentation to Polynous, Trinity College, university of Cambridge, 17 November (in preparation).

BJF, 2011, Secret Weapons of World War II, Lecture for Celebrity Speaker Day, National Army Museum, Chelsea, London, 1030h: 19 November (in preparation).

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