Inter/Micro Lectures 1969-2016
01. BJF, 1969, The
Retention of Erythrocytes within the in
vitro Coagulum, Inter/Micro 69, Imperial College, London, September
11.
02. BJF, 1973, The
Rôle of Microorganisms in Environmental Pollution Control, Inter/Micro 73, King’s College
Cambridge, July 19.
03. BJF, 1973, The
Proposal for Biohazard Legislation: Its Implications for Microscopy, Inter/Micro
73, King’s College Cambridge, July 20.
04. BJF, 1975, Whatever
happened to Microscopy? [keynote
address] Inter/Micro 75, King’s College, Cambridge, June 23.
05. BJF, 1977, Areas
of Ignorance, [keynote address] Inter/Micro 77, King’s College, Cambridge,
July 18.
06. BJF, 1984, Leeuwenhoek
Visited, [banquet speech] Inter/Micro 84, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
July.
07. BJF, 1986, The
Real History of the Microscope, Inter/Micro 86, McCormick Center, Chicago, July.
08. BJF, 1986,
Excretion in Higher Plants, A Physiological Purpose for Abscission, Inter/Micro 86, McCormick Center, Chicago, July.
09. BJF, 1988, An Evening with Brian J Ford: The Natural History of the Lens, Inter/Micro
88, Chicago: McCormick Center, June 27.
10. BJF, 1988, The
Case of the Leg in the Reservoir, Inter/Micro 88, Chicago: McCormick Center, June 28.
11. BJF, 1989,
Trypanosomiasis of Freshwater Fish, Inter/Micro 89, McCormick Center,
Chicago, Illinois, July.
12. BJF, 1989, An Evening with Brian J Ford: The Earliest Publications in Microscopy,
Inter/Micro 89, McCormick Center, Chicago, Illinois, July.
13. BJF, 1990,
Reclaiming Nitrogen from Polluted Water, Inter/Micro 90, McCormick Center,
Chicago, August 20.
14. BJF, 1990, An Evening with Brian: Give Microscopy back to the People, Inter/Micro
90, McCormick Center, Chicago, August 20.
15. BJF, 1990, The
Case of the Courting Couple on the Common, Inter/Micro 90, McCormick
Center, Chicago, August 22.
16. BJF, 1991,
Aquatic Algae and Nitrate pollution, Inter/Micro 91, Chicago: McCrone
Research Institute, August 21.
17. BJF, 1991, An Evening with Brian: The Kingfisher and the Cannibal, Inter/Micro
91, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
August 22.
18. BJF, 1991,
Robert Brown and Brownian Movement, a Defense, Inter/Micro 91, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, August 23.
19. BJF, 1992, An Evening with Brian: The Proof of Brownian Movement, Inter/Micro 92, McCormick Center, Chicago,
Illinois, 2000h, July 13.
20. BJF, 1992, The
Use of the Simple Microscope in research on Yeast, Inter/Micro 92, McCormick Center, Chicago,
Illinois, 1530-1550h, July 14.
21. BJF, 1992,
Color vision in Domestic Pets - the dog’s view of reality, Inter/Micro 92, McCormick Center, Chicago,
Illinois, 1220-1240h, July 15.
22. BJF, 1993, An Evening with Brian: Mistakes Scientists Make, Inter/Micro
93, Chicago: McCormick Center, 2000-2100h,
July 19.
23. BJF, 1993,
Brownian Movement, a postscript, address as session chairman, Inter/Micro
93, Chicago: McCormick Center, July 20.
24. BJF, 1993,
Reflecting microscopes, Past and Future, Inter/Micro 93, Chicago: McCormick
Center, 2000-2100h, July 20.
25. BJF, 1993,
Where do Protozoa go in the Winter-time? Inter/Micro 93, Chicago: McCormick
Center, Chicago: McCormick Center, 1000-1020h, July 22.
26. BJF, 1994, An Evening with Brian: Terminological Obfuscation and the
Dictatorialism of the Technocratic Hyperspecialist, or Beware of the Expert, Inter/Micro
94, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 2000-2100h,
July 18.
27. BJF, 1994, The
Shape of Things Past - Brownian Motion, the Third Movement, with ‘Brownian
Puzzlement’ video, Inter/Micro 94, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 2030-2050h,
July 19.
28. BJF, 1995, An Evening with Brian: Visit of Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Inter/Micro
94, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2000h,
July 10.
29. BJF, 1995, Microwriting and Forgery, address as Chairman of
Forensic Science Session, Inter/Micro 95, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
1130-1150h, July 12.
30. BJF, 1996, An Evening with Brian: Mad Cows and Englishmen, Inter/Micro
96, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2100h,
July 22.
31. BJF, 1996, Address
as Chairman of History and Art session, Inter/Micro 96, Chicago: McCrone
Research Institute, 1630-1650h, July 24.
32. BJF, 1996, The
Sad Story of the Crazy Cow, Inter/Micro 96, Chicago: McCrone Research
Institute, 1630-1650h, July 25.
33. BJF, 1997,
Cryptosporidium, a new threat from water supplies, Inter/Micro 97, Chicago:
McCrone Research Institute, 0900-1920h, July 21.
34. BJF, 1997,
Anton, Antony or Antoni? What was Leeuwenhoek’s name? Inter/Micro 97, Chicago:
McCrone Research Institute, 0930-0950h, July 23.
35. BJF, 1997, An Evening with Brian [address as recipient
of Köhler award and medal]: Living with
Microscopes, Inter/Micro 97, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 2000-2100h, July 23. See also: BJF
recipient of Köhler medal at Chicago,
Proceedings of the Royal Microscopical Society, 32 (3): 192, September.
36. BJF, 1998, An Evening with Brian, On the Intelligence of Microbes, Inter/Micro 98, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2100h, August 10.
37. BJF, 1998,
Designing a Laser Microscope for Space, Inter/Micro
98, Chicago:
McCrone Research Institute, 1130-1200h, August 11.
38. BJF, 1998,
Recollections of Clifford Dobell (and) Ford, Jan, 1998, The other side of Brian [in] An Hour of
Reminiscence, hosted by Martin Scott, 1600-1700h, Inter/Micro 98, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, August 11.
39. BJF, 1998, Robert
Hooke’s Micrographia for $30, Chairman’s address, History and Art section, Inter/Micro 98, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1445-1510h, August 13.
40. BJF, 1999, The
Microscope and Ecology, Inter/Micro 99, Chicago: McCrone Research
Institute, 1330-1400h, June 28.
41. BJF, 1999, An Evening with Brian, A Thousand Years of Science, Inter/Micro
99, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
1900-2000h, June 28.
42. BJF, 1999,
GMOs and public perceptions, Chairman’s address in General Microscopy
section, Inter/Micro 99, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1145-1205h, June
30.
43. BJF, 2000, An Evening with Brian: Has Food a Future? Inter/Micro 2000,
Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2000h, June 26.
44. BJF, 2000, Home-made
microscopes (video presentation) Inter/Micro 2000, Chicago: McCrone
Research Institute, 1230-1250h, June 27.
45. BJF, 2000, Kawasaki:
motorcycle or threat to life and limb? Inter/Micro 2000, Chicago: McCrone
Research Institute, 1530-1530h, June 29.
46. BJF, 2001, An Evening with Brian: The Disease Revolution Inter/Micro
2001, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 2000-2100h, June 29.
47. BJF, 2001. History paper, A fond Farewell to a great Microscopical Society, Inter/Micro
2001, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, June.
48. BJF, 2001, Forensic session, Confusing the public with Forensic Science Inter/Micro 2001,
Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, June.
49: BJF, 2002, An Evening with Brian, A Millennium of Microscopes, Inter/Micro
2002, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2100h, June.
50: BJF, 2002, Microscopy
in the Classroom, Inter/Micro 2002, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
June.
51: BJF, 2002,
World’s Worst Microscopy #1, Inter/Micro 2002, Chicago: McCrone Research
Institute, June.
52: BJF, 2003, An Evening with Brian: Happy Birthday DNA, the surprising truth
about the past, present and future of genetics, Inter/Micro 2003, Chicago:
McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2000h, July 7.
53: BJF, 2003, The
thinking microbe, Inter/Micro 03, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
1330-1350h, July 8.
54: BJF, 2003, Inside
the microscope of King George, Inter/Micro 03, Chicago: McCrone Research
Institute, 1350-1415h, July 9.
55: BJF, 2004, Digital
Microscope Update, Inter/Micro 04 Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
1350-1415h, July 12.
56: BJF, 2004, An Evening with Brian: Microscopist on the Loose, Inter/Micro
04, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 2100h, July 12.
57: BJF, 2004, World’s
Worst Microscopy #2, Inter/Micro 04, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
2100h, 1630-1700h, July 14.
58: BJF, 2005, Opening address: A century of Brownian motion, Inter/Micro
05, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 0900-0930, July 11.
59: BJF, 2005, An Evening with
Brian: Talk the Talk, Inter/Micro 05,
Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 2000-2100h, July 11.
60: BJF, 2005, The discovery of Giardia, Inter/Micro
05, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1400-1430h, July 12.
61: BJF, 2005, World’s worst microscopy #3, Inter/Micro
05, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1140-1200h, July 13.
62: BJF, 2006, A Portable Microscope from Poland, Inter/Micro
06, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1115-1145h, July 10.
63: BJF, 2006, An Evening with
Brian: How tomorrow’s Lifestyle fosters yesterday’s
Pestilence, Inter/Micro 06, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute,
2000-2100h, July 10.
64: BJF, 2006, The Microscopy of Taraxacum
- Learning from Experience, Inter/Micro
06, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1100-1130h, July 11.
65: BJF, 2006, The World’s Worst Microscopy #4, Inter/Micro 06, Chicago: McCrone
Research Institute, 1615-1635h, July 12.
66: BJF, 2007, Hemostasis
update, Inter/Micro 03, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois,
1055-1115h, July 9.
67: BJF, 2007, An Evening with Brian: The e-learning Imperative - Microscopy at a Distance,
Inter/Micro 07, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2100h, July
9.
68: BJF, 2007, World’s Worst Microscopy #5,
Inter/Micro 07, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1400-1420h, July
11.
69: BJF, 2007, with Dr Jeremy Pickett-Heaps, Working
with Living Cells – Triumphs, Tribulations and Tragedies, workshop at
McCrone Research Institute, July 12.
70: BJF, 2007, Production
and use of a bead-lens Microscope, workshop at McCrone Research Institute,
Chicago, Illinois, July 12.
71: BJF, 2008, An Evening with Brian: Inter/Micro, the First Sixty Years,
illustrated Lake Michigan cruise talk aboard M/V Celebration, Chicago: McCrone
Research Institute, 1900-2000h, July 7.
72: BJF, 2008,
Ingenious Living Cells, Inter/Micro 08, Chicago: McCrone Research
Institute, July 8.
73: BJF, 2008, The
World’s Worst Microscopy #6, Inter/Micro
08, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, July 9.
74: BJF, 2009, A
Unique Leeuwenhoek Microscope Sale in London, Inter/Micro 09, Chicago:
McCrone Research Institute, 1630-1700h, July 6.
75: BJF, 2009, An Evening with Brian: The Cheat and the Microscope, Inter/Micro
09, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2000h, July 6.
76: BJF, 2009, Hidden
Avenues of Infection, 1400-1425h, Inter/Micro 09, Chicago: McCrone Research
Institute, July 7.
77: BJF, 2009, What
Linnaeus Missed, Inter/Micro 09, McCrone Research Instute,
Chicago, 1530-1555h, July 8.
78: BJF, 2010, An Evening with Brian: Censoring the cell - how the Media have
banished the Microscope, Inter/Micro 10, Chicago, McCrone Research
Institute, 1900-2000h, July 12.
79: BJF, 2010, How
Microscopic Particles Shut Down the Airways, Inter/Micro 10, Chicago,
McCrone Research Institute, 1130-1150h, July 13.
80: BJF, 2010, The
Microscope and the Royal Society, Inter/Micro 10, Chicago, McCrone Research
Institute, 1415-1435h, July 14.
81: BJF, 2011, In memoriam, Lucy McCrone, Inter/Micro
11, Chicago, McCrone Research Institute, 1930-1935h, July 19.
82: BJF, 2011, An Evening with Brian: Microbe Meals, Inter/Micro 11, Chicago,
McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2000h, July 20.
83: BJF, 2011, Blood
Through the Ages, Inter/Micro 11, Chicago, McCrone Research Institute, 1500-1530h,
July 21.
84: BJF, 2011, Illegal
Coinage, Inter/Micro 11, Chicago, McCrone Research Institute, 1130-1200h,
July 22.
85: BJF, 2012, Evening with Brian: When Living Cells make Humans Explode, Inter/Micro 12, Chicago,
McCrone Research Institute, 1900-200h, July 16.
86: BJF, 2012, What
the Cells in a Dinosaurs Tail tell us about a Dinosaur’s Evolution, Inter/Micro
12, Chicago, McCrone Research Institute, 1400-1425h, July 17.
87: BJF, 2012, Analysis
Paralysis – how Live Blood Analysis became the Crock of Gold, Inter/Micro
12, Chicago, McCrone Research Institute, 1420-1445h, July 18.
88: BJF, 2013, Exposing the Myth of Creationism, Inter/Micro 13, Chicago, McCrone Research
Institute, 1400-1430h, July 15.
89: BJF, 2013, An Evening with Brian: Microbe Movie Stars, Inter/Micro 13, Chicago, McCrone Research Institute, 1900-2000h, July 15.
90: BJF, 2013, Aquatic Dinosaur Update, Inter/Micro
13, Chicago, McCrone Research Institute, 1415-1440h,
July 16.
91: BJF, 2014, Surprising Future for the Simple Microscope, Inter/Micro 14, McCrone Research Institute, 1515-1540h, June 2.
92: BJF, 2014, An
Evening with Brian: There is Life after
Death, Inter/Micro 14, McCrone Research
Institute, 1900-200h, June 2.
93: BJF, 2014, Cell Intelligence through History, Inter/Micro 14, McCrone Research Institute, McCrone Research
Institute, 0945-1010h, June 3.
94: BJF 2015, Are New Leeuwenhoek Microscopes Awaiting
Discovery? Inter/Micro 15, McCrone Research
Institute, 1045-1110, June 8.
95: BJF, 2015, An
Evening with Brian – 350 years of
Microscopy, Inter/Micro 15, McCrone Research
Institute, 1900-2000h, June 8.
96: BJF, 2015, Chaos in the Forensic Industry, Inter/Micro 15, McCrone Research Institute, 1030-1055h, June 10.
97: BJF, 2016, Leeuwenhoek meets the scanning electron
microscope, Inter/Micro 16, McCrone Research
Institute, 1010-1030h,
June 6.
98: BJF, 2016, An
Evening with Brian – Magical Mystery tour
of the Cell, Inter/Micro 16, McCrone Research
Institute, 1900-2000h, June 6.
99: BJF, 2016, How Coal Tips Collapse: Examining Slurry
Under the Microscope, Inter/Micro 16, McCrone
Research Institute, 1420-1440h, June 7.
100: BJF, 2017, An Evening with Brian: 100 Talks in 60 Minutes, Inter/Micro 17, McCrone Research Institute, 1900h, 12 June.
101: BJF, 2017, Microbe power in a prehistoric pizza, Inter/Micro 17, McCrone Research Institute, 1600h, 13 June.
102: BJF, 2017, Imaginary Microorganisms and Impossible Worlds, Inter/Micro 17, McCrone Research Institute, 1530h, 14 June.
103: BJF, 2018, An Evening with Brian: The Robot and the Single Cell, Inter/Micro 18, McCrone Research Institute,19:00h, 11 June.
104: BJF, 2018, Antibiotic anarchy, Inter/Micro 18, McCrone Research Institute,16:00h, 12 June.
105: BJF, 2018, Aquatic Dinosaur: Update II, Inter/Micro 18, McCrone Research Institute, 14:00h, 12 June.
106: BJF, 2019, Force Feeding Physics, Inter/Micro 19, McCrone Research Institute, 1400h, 10 June.
107: BJF, 2019, An Evening with Brian: Poo, Bare, Inter/Micro 19, McCrone Research Institute, 1900h, 10 June.
108: BJF, 2019, Plastics in a Refreshing New Light, Inter/Micro 19, McCrone Research Institute, 1545h, 11 June.
109: BJF, 2019, The Mystery of Leeuwenhoek’s Canoe, Inter/Micro 19, McCrone Research Institute, 1400h, 12 June.
110: BJF, 2020, An Evening with Brian: How Science Triumphs over Nonscience, online presentation for Inter/Micro 20, Chicago: McCrone Research Institute, 8 June.
111: BJF, 2021, An Evening with Brian: Ready for the Next Pandemic? online presentation for Inter/Micro 21, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 14 June.
112: BJF, 2022, An Evening with Brian: What Lies Within? presentation for Inter/Micro 22, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, 13 June (in preparation).