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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, Presidential Lecture: Secret Science of WWII, Cambridge Society for the Application of Research, Churchill College, University of Cambridge: 1900h, 17 October.

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.

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).

BJF, 2012, illustrated presentations aboard Cunard, MV Queen Victoria, Panama Discovery voyage:

• Genius of the Cell, Royal Court Theatre, 1215-1255h, 5 January.
• Dangers of the Internet, Royal Court Theatre, 1515-1655h, 15 January.
• Secret Weapons of World War II, Royal Court Theatre, 1215-1255h, 17 January.
• Future Food from Tomorrow's Laboratories, Royal Court Theatre, 1000-1045h, 18 January.
  Sailing: San Pedro, Los Angeles, California - Manzanillo, Mexico - Huatulco, Mexico - Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala - Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua - Puerto Caldera, Costa Rico - Oranjestadt, Aruba - Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 4-19 January.

BJF, 2012, After-dinner speech to the Natsci Society annual dinner, Caius College, Cambridge University: 2000, 15 February.

BJF, 2012, illustrated presentations aboard Cruise and Maritime, MS Marco Polo, Land of the Northern Lights cruise:

• Searching for the Northern Lights, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1545h, 19 February.
• Capturing the Aurora on Camera, Marco Polo Lounge, 11500-1145h, 20 February.
• Secret Legacy of WWII, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1545h, 21 February.
• Secrets about Facebook that your Children don't Know, Marco Polo Lounge, 1130-1145h, 28 February.
• What will be Eating Tomorrow? Marco Polo Lounge, 1530-1615hh, 1 March.
  Sailing: Tilbury, London - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Svartisen Glacier, Norway - Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands - Narvik, Norway - Tromsø, Norway - Alta, Norway - Bergen, Norway - London, Tilbury. 17 February-2 March.

BJF, 2012, illustrated presentations aboard Cunard, MV Queen Victoria V210, Mediterranean Delights voyage:

• Dad's Army and the Secret Weapon, Royal Court Theatre, 1215-1300h, 23 April.
• What the Children don't know about Facebook, Royal Court Theatre, 1000-1045h, 24 April.
• Future Food from Tomorrow's Laboratories, Royal Court Theatre, 1215-1300h, 1 May.
• Bring the Dinosaurs to Life, Royal Court Theatre, 1000-1045h, 3 May.
• Where did we Come From? Royal Court Theatre, 1215-1300h, 4 May.
  also: Wake up with Paul (O'Loughlin) television interview, 26 April 2012.
  Sailing: Southampton, England - Gibraltar, Great Britain - Alghero, Sardinia - Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy - Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Barcelona, Spain - Lisbon, Portugal - Southampton, England. 21 April-5 May.

BJF, 2012, illustrated presentations aboard Cruise and Maritime, MS Parco Polo, Scottish islands, France:

• Dad's Army and the Legacy of Secret Weapons, Marco Polo Lounge, 1100-1200h, 14 May.
• Bringing the Dinosaurs to Life, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1600h, 14 May.
• Marvels down the Microscope, Marco Polo Lounge, 1100-1200h, 21 May.
• You Choose the Subject:
  o What's the meaning of 'genome'?
  o Inheritable diseases.
  o Are there substitutes for oil (about which the authorities keep silent?)
  o Chaos theory
  o Can we travel faster than light?
  o Explain the time-lag in distant broadcasts.
  o Could all life be exterminated (or some remain)?
  o Pre-Cambrian life and the Burgess Shales.
  o Are we colonies of amoebae?
  o The pyramids, etc - was God an Astronaut?
  o Where instinct ends and intelligence begins …
  
  Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1600h, 22 May Sailing: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England - Honfleur, France - St Helier, Jersey - St Mary's, Isles of Scilly - Milford Haven, Wales - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Tobermory, Isle of Mull - Kirkwall, Orkney - Invergordon, Scotland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 13 May - 24 May 2012.

BJF, 2012, The Birth of Microscopic Vision, illustrated presentation jointly organized by the Georgia Microscopical Society, MVA Associates, and Gwinnett Technical College, 1600-1700h, 5 July.

BJF, 2012, Human Spontaneous Combustion [preview of An Evening with Brian], illustrated presentation to invited audience for Rich Brown, Duluth, Georgia, 1900-200h, 7 July.

BJF, 2012, Presentations at Inter Micro 2012:

• Evening with Brian: When Living Cells make Humans Explode, 1900-2010h, 16 July.
• What the Cells in a Dinosaurs Tail tell us about a Dinosaur's Evolution, 1400-1425h, 17 July.
• Analysis Paralysis - how Live Blood Analysis became the Crock of Gold, 1420-1445h, 18 July.
  McCrone Research Institute, Chicago.

  NOTE: Full 'Evening with Brian' lecture on Spontaneous Human Combustion in 'An Evening with Brian' on Chinese website from Taiwan.

BJF, 2012, illustrated presentations for Scholarship@Sea, Princess Cruises M/V Grand Princess, Adriatic and Mediterranean cruise:

• Secret Weapons of World War II, Princess Theater, 1100-1150h, 5 September.
• Amazing Legacy of WWII, Princess Theater, 1100-1150h, 6 September.
• The Cradle of Humanity, Princess Theater, 1100-1150h, 8 September.
• Secret Language of Life, Princess Theater, 1100-1150h, 9 September.
• Watch out for the Expert, Princess Theater, 1100-1150h, 11 September.
• Dinosaur Revolution, Princess Theater, 1100-1150h, 16 September.
• What will you be eating tomorrow? Princess Theater, 1100-1150h, 17 September.
  Sailing: Southampton, England; Cádiz, Spain; Valletta, Malta; Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Split, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Gibraltar, Great Britain; Southampton, England, 4-21 September.

BJF, 2012, illustrated PowerPoint presentations aboard Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary 2 cruise QM229N, Canary Islands voyage,

• Forgotten Echoes of WWII, Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1045h, 7 November.
• Secret Language of Nature, Illuminations Theatre, 1100-1145h, 12 November.
• How the Experts are Taking Over, Illuminations Theatre, 1530-1615h, 14 November.
• You Choose the Topic:
  o Global warming - so why is Antarctica becoming colder?
  o Reverseing the 'tipping point' for Siberian methane release?
  o The role of the Inquisition in Iberia.
  o 'Research has shown … '
  o I need a mobile phone that does not need recharging.
  o Will DNA testing - allow us a single annual visit to the doctor?
  o Ebergy sources: nuclear, coal, gas and 'green'.
  o Adacemic students are not advised to enter manufacturing.
  o Have we REALLY been to the Moon?
  o BBC - trials and tribulations
  o With high-tech medicine, is there a danger of creating something we don't like?
  o Hand gel - does it kill good bugs as well as bad?
  o Are we economically doomed?
  Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1045h, 15 November.
  See also Wake up with Paul (O'Loughlin) television interview, 7 and 12 November 2012 (recordings on file).
  Sailing: Southampton, England - Funchal, Madeira - Santa Cruz, La Palma - Las Palmas, Tenerife - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria - Lisbon, Portugal - Southampton, England, 4-16 November.

BJF, 2013, Illustrated PowerPoint presentations aboard Cruise and Maritime, MS Marco Polo, P303: Amazon, Caribbean and Azores cruise:


• Why go to University? Marco Polo Lounge, 1100-1150h: 6 January.
• Visiting the Amazon, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1550h: 9 January.
• Secret Weapons of WWII, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1550h: 11 January.
• Immortal Legacy of WWII, Marco Polo Lounge, 1400-1450h: 15 January.
• Bringing Dinsosaurs Back to Life, Marco Polo Lounge, 1100-1150h: 17 January.
• You Choose the Subject (1)
  o Implications for the world's growing population
  o Feeding the world over the next 50 years
  o The origin of navigation in 'degrees'
  o The Chinese penalise their doctors when they are ill
  o Recycling - it is only 'jobs for the boys'
  o Defining a species (e.g. dogs, jungle animals)
  o Quest for undiscovered 'Machu pichu' sites
  o Nuclear power (and H2 cars) as the only way ahead
  o Lifespan of the large Amazon moths and butterflies
  o Climate change - myth or reality?
  o The realities of telepathy.
  Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1550h: 25 January.
• Visiting the Caribbean, Marco Polo Lounge, 1600-1650h: 27 January.
• How Wolves gave rise to Humanity, Marco Polo Lounge, 1400-1450h: 29 January.
• Miracles the BBC won't Show You, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1550h: 4 February.
• You Choose the Subject (2)
  o GM Food crops - the way ahead
  o Future of water supplies
  o Pros and cons of 'fracking'
  o Brian's future research (cheeky!)
  o Repercussions of ice-caps melting
  o Nuclear waste
  o Reasons for crayfish (south) -vs- lobsters (north)
  o Technology changes over the next decade
  o Problems of the quest for continued growth
  o Same-sex marriage
  o Was Malthus ahead of his time?
  Marco Polo Lounge, 1100-1150h: 6 February.
• Living Cells in Nature, Marco Polo Lounge, 1500-1550h: 10 February
• What the Children don't know about Facebook, Marco Polo Lounge, 1630-1720h: 11 February
• You Choose the Subject (3)
  o Is the love of wildlife hard-wired into us all?
  o Where does the water go at low tide?
  o How long can the NHS continue in its present form?
  o Which is the planet's most destructive animal?
  o Meat - 'contamination' is often 'substitution'.
  o Water - tap? Or bottled?
  o Intelligent life on other planets.
  o Nanotechnology
  o The 'crock of gold' companies use ... its origins, and what is the future?
  o Prospects for graphene
  o Economics of wind farms
  o Creationism versus evolutionary theory.
  Marco Polo Lounge, 1400-1450h: 12 February.
  Sailing: Tilbury, London - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Lisbon, Portugal - Funchal, Madeira - Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands - Santarem, Brazil - Boca da Valeria, Amazonia, Brazil - Manaus, Amazonia, Brazil - Parantins, Amazonia, Brazil - Alta da Chao, Amazonia, Brazil - Santana (for Macapa), Amazonia, Brazil - Isle Royale, Isles du Salut, French Guiana - St George's, Grenada, Caribbean - Kinsgtown, St Vincent, Caribbean - Castries, St Lucia, Caribbean - Bridgetown, Barbados, Caribbean - Horta, Faial Island, Azores - Ponta del Garda, São Miguel, Azores - Tilbury, London. 03 January-14 February.

BJF, 2013, Residential course: What the Microscope Reveals, Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge University, 15-17 March.

Announcement, 2013, Brian J Ford to present An Evening with Brian, Inter/Micro conference, Chicago, Illinois, April.

Report, 2013, Feature on TV series featuring Brian J Ford on the Secret Weapons book, Yesterday TV, from 2100h, 19 April (published by Metro on-line).

BJF, 2013, An Evening with the Friends, Friends of the University Library Leaflet, Cambridge University: 4pp, 20 April.

BJF, 2013, Solving the Mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion, illustrated lecture for Microscopical Society of Southern California, Santa Monica CA, 1930-2030h, 13 May.

Announcement, 2013, Brian J Ford to lecture for American Society of Trace Examiners, May 2013.

BJF, 2013, The First Microscopes - What could they Truly Reveal?, illustrated lecture for Georgia Microscopical Society, Merritt College, Atlanta GA, 1930-2030h, 15 May.

BJF, 2013, Solving the Mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion, illustrated lecture for California Department of Justice, Richmond CA, 1300-1400h, 16 May.

BJF, 2013, Imaging with the Early Microscopes,Gwinnett Technical College & The Georgia Microscopical Society, 1900h: 21 May.

BJF, 2013, The Intelligence of Cells, invited presentation for South Eastern Microscopy Society, Greenville SC, 1200-1240h, 23 May.

BJF, 2013, The first Microscopes - What could they truly reveal? invited after-dinner presentation for South Eastern Microscopy Society, Greenville SC, 1200-1240h, 23 May.

BJF, 2013, The Unexpected Scientists, illustrated presentation to University of the third Age, Apex Lecture theatre, Bury St Edmunds, 1500-1400h, 7 June.

BJF, 2013, Illustrated presentations to Inter/Micro 2013:

• Exposing the Myth of Creationism, 1400-14330h, 15 July.
• An Evening with Brian: Microbe Movie Stars, 1900-2000h, 15 July
• Aquatic Dinosaur Update, 1415-1440h, 16 July
McCrone Research Institute, Chicago.

BJF, 2013, Illustrated presentations aboard M/V Queen Elizabeth ‘Baltic Cities and St Petersburg’ voyage:

• Wonder Weapons of World War II, Royal Court Theatre, 1400-1445h, 22 August (followed by book signing).
• Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, Royal Court Theatre, 1600-1645h, 23 August (followed by book signing).
• The Future of Food, Royal Court Theatre, 1100-1245h, 28 August (followed by book signing).
• Microbe Movie Stars, Royal Court Theatre, 1100-1145h, 23 August (followed by book signing).
• Your Favourite Subject:
  • Did ‘time’ exist before God?
  • Will time travel ever become reality?
  • Is man ‘the water ape’?
  • Food versus fuel
  • Climate change debate
  • Methane hydrate
  • The truth of nanotechnology
  • Brain chip
  • Electrical power over the next 20 years
  • Big Bang – pot luck or intelligent design
  • End of the Universe
  • The ‘hole in the sea’
  • Shroud of Turin
  • Life on Mars
  • Hillary and Everest
  • Higgs Boson
  • Sand!
  • Does Gaza have large amounts of freshwater (while Israel relies on desalination)?
  • Next 100 years – a new Manhattan or Apollo project. Royal Court Theatre, 1100-0050h, 23 August (followed by book signing).

  Sailing: Southampton, UK; Christansand, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Warnemünde, Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; St Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; Southampton, UK.
  17-31 August.

BJF, 2013, Illustrated presentations aboard Cruise and Maritime M/V Discovery 'Black Sea Discovery' cruise:

• World War II and Secret Science, Carousel Show Lounge 0930-0950h, 11 October.
• Dinosaurs Come to Life, Carousel Show Lounge 0930-0950h, 12 October.
• Scary Secrets of Facebook, Carousel Show Lounge 1030-1050h, 15 October.
• Microscopic Movie Stars, Carousel Show Lounge 0930-0950h, 14 October.

  Sailing Athens (Piraeus), Greece; Çanakkale, Greece; Nessebur, Bulgaria; Odessa, Ukraine; Sevastopol, Ukraine; Yalta, Ukraine; Istanbul, Turkey.
  7-17 October.

BJF, 2013, Illustrated presentations aboard Cunard Line: RMS Queen Mary 2, Iberia and Canary Islands voyage:

• Today's legacy of World War II, Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 02 December.
• Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, Illuminations Theatre, 1100-1200h, 04 December.
• What your Children don't know about Facebook, Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 08 December.
• The Secret Language of Life (with introduction by Roy Walker) Illuminations Theatre, 1500-1600h, 09 December.

  Sailing Southampton, England - Lisbon, Portugal - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary islands - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  Canary islands - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Southampton, England.
  30 November - 12 December.

BJF, 2014, Stem Cells, the ultimate smart cell, Regeneus lecture at Futter Hall, the King's School, Sydney, Australia: 1830h, 18 February.

BJF, 2014, illustrated presentations aboard Cunard, RMS Queen Mary 2, World Voyage Australia and Bali:

• Today's Legacy of World War II, Illuminations Theatre, 1100-1200h, 20 February.
• Miraculous World down the Microscope, Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 25 February.
• Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, Illuminations Theatre, 1100-1200h, 26 February.
• Risky World of Facebook, Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 1 March.
• You choose the Subject:
  • Role of computers in the modern world
  • Rhesus blood groups
  • Phonetics in English
  • Post-war European sugar beet strategy
  • Clean alternative energy sources
  • Torpedoes in WWII
  • Measuring climate
  • Navigation by degrees
  • Textbook errors
  • How the brain heals the body
  • God and creation of the Big Bang. Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 5 March.
  
  Sailing: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Brisbane, Queensland; Pioneer Bay, Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands; Darwin, Northern Territories; Benoa, Bali, Indonesia; Fremantle/Perth, Western Australia, 19 February - 6 March.

BJF, 2014, illustrated PowerPoint presentations at Inter/Micro 2014:

• Surprising Future for the Simple Microscope, 1515-1540h, 2 June.
• An Evening with Brian: There is Life after Death, 1900-2000h, 2 June.
• Cell Intelligence through History, 0945-1010h, 3 June.
  McCrone Research Institute, Chicago.

BJF, 2014, Illustrated presentations aboard Cruise & Maritime MS Discovery Iceland and Northern Isles Cruise D-411:

• Where did Iceland come from? Carousel show lounge, 1430-1530h, 12 July.
• Secrets of the Snowflake World, Carousel show lounge, 1430-1530h, 14 July.
• Prehistoric Monsters in Today’s World, Carousel show lounge, 1530-1630h, 18 July.
• You Choose the Subject,
  • Nature versus nurture
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Bacteriophage viruses
  • Growing fruit with geothermal energy
  • Delaying the ageing process
  • Before the Big Bang
  • Origins of Life
  • Benefits and drawbacks of Statins
  • High- and low-density lipoproteins
  • Problems from pulsed microwaves
  • Implications of a technological society
  • Asperger’s in the young
  • Educating a new generation of scientists Carousel show lounge, 1530-1630h, 19 July.
  Also game shows: Blankety-blank, Discovery lounge: 2130-2200h, 16 July; Call My Bluff, Discovery lounge: 2130-2200h, 18 July.
  Sailing: Greenock, Scotland; Kollafjordur, Faroe Islands; Eskifjordur, Iceland; Akureyri, Iceland; Isafjordur, Iceland; Reykjavik, Iceland; Heimaey, Westmann Islands; Kirkwall, Orkney; Leith, Scotland.

BJF, 2014, Living Images from the Birth of Microscopy, Plenary Address to Microscopy & Microanalysis conference, Hartford Conference Center, Connecticut, 1115-1200h, 3 August.

BJF, 2014, Conference report on-line, 20 August.

BJF, 2014, presentations for Cruise & Maritime M/V Funchal, Land of Northern Lights:

• The Science of the Aurora, Ilha Verde lounge, 1500-1550h, 7 October.
• Searching for the Northern Lights, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 8 October.
• Secret Wildlife that we Never See, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 11 October.
• Dinosaurs Bite the Dust, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 13 October.
• Mysteries of Ice and Snow, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 16 October.
• You Choose the Subject (1):
  • Dowsing
  • Nature of the photon
  • Carbon dioxide sequestration
  • Prions, viruses and bacteria
  • How a plane remains airborne
  • Hydromorphology and hydrology (from comedian Mel)
  • With HIV and now Ebola, will humans be eradicated?
  • Pig organs providing transplants for humans
  • Wind power
  Ilha Verde lounge, 1400-1550h, 18 October.
  
• You Choose the Subject (2):
  • Social media
  • Ozone layer
  • Particle accelerators
  • Factors governing global warming
  • Helium in the future
  • Chlorination of drinking water
  • Desalination and the future of water supply
  • Explaining ‘fracking’
  • Attributing intelligence to living cells
  Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1215h, 20 October.
  
• You Choose the Subject (3):
  • Cruising tips
  • The science of how ships float
  • Dark Matter
  • Milk production direct from grass
  • If humans evolved from apes, why do we still have apes?
  • Humans evolving to a state of perfection
  • Treatment of neurological trauma
  • Hidden power of the brain
  • Acupuncture
  • Is ‘fracking’ safe?
  Ilha Verde lounge, 1415-1500h, 21 October.
  Sailing: Avonmouth, Bristol, England; Stavanger, Norway; Ålesund, Norway; Svartisen Glacier, Norway; Narvik, Norway; Alta, Norway; Honningsvåg, Norway; Tromsø, Norway; Åndalsnes, Norway; Bergen, Norway, Liverpool, England. 6-22 October.

BJF, 2014, illustrated presentations aboard Cunard RMS Queen Mary 2 voyage M430, Iberia and Canary Islands Adventure:


• Secret Legacy of World War II, Illuminations Lecture Theatre, 1100h, 1 December.
• Shocking Secrets of Facebook, Illuminations Lecture Theatre, 1530h, 3 December.
• Miracles of the Living World we Rarely See, Illuminations Theatre, 1000h, 10 December.
• Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, Illuminations Lecture Theatre, 1530h, 11 December.
  Also on morning television show, 11 December.
  Sailing: Southampton, England; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; Santa Cruz, La Palma, Canary Islands; Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands; Lisbon, Portugal; Southampton, England. 30 November – 12 December.

BJF, 2015, illustrated presentations aboard MV Minerva, Islands of East Asia cruise

• Where South-East Asia came from – a history of the geography and geology since the formation of the earth,Darwin Lounge, 1700-1745h, 27 January.
• Digital Disasters – travellers’ tales and modern photography, Darwin Lounge, 1130-1145h, 29 January.
• Stone-age Revolution, from caves to civilisation and the demise of the hunter-gatherer, Darwin Lounge, 1130-1145h, 3 February.
• Dragons and Dinosaurs – the dramatic history of giant reptiles, Darwin Lounge, 0900-0945h, 5 February.
• Wildlife that we never see, the abundance of living creatures that television cannot capture, Darwin Lounge, 1700-1745h, 27 January.
• In summary (joint presentation), Darwin Lounge, 1030-1115h, 13 February.

  Sailing: Hong Kong, China; Manila, Philippines, Bohol, Philippines; Sandakan, Borneo, Malaysia; Pare Pare, Sulawesi, Indonesia; Palau Komodo Island, Indonesia; Sumbawa, Indonesia; Tana Ampo, Indonesia; Semarang, Indonesia; Singapore.
  24 January – 14 February.

Announcement, An Evening with Brian [in] Inter/Micro 2015 program, Chicago: McCrone Research Institiute, 20 February. See also preliminary program and on-line version, 21 February.

BJF, 2015, PowerPoint presentations for Cruise and Maritime Voyages, MS Marco Polo, Solar Eclipse and Northern Lights cruise:

• Science of the Eclipse, 1100-1145h, 17 March, Marco Polo lounge
• Our angry Sun, 1515-1600h, 20 March, Marco Polo lounge
• Searching for the Northern Lights, 1100-1145h, 21 March, Marco Polo lounge
• Perfect Pictures or Digital Disasters, 1500-1545h, 23 March,Marco Polo lounge
• What can Nessie teach us about Dinosaurs? 1100-1145h, 24 March, Marco Polo lounge
  Appearance as panellist: Blankety-blank game show, 2100-2140h, 25 March, Scott’s Bar.

  Sailing: Tilbury, London; Kirkwall, Orkeny; Kollafjordur, Faroes; Reykjavik, Iceland; Invergordon, Scotland; Tilbury, London; 11-17 March.

BJF, 2015, Illustrated presentations aboard P&O MV Britannia, B507: Norway, Romsdalsfjord & Nordfjord cruise:

• Perfect Pictures and Digital Disasters, Headliners Theatre, 1400-1445h, 17 May.
• Shocking Truth about Facebook, Live Lounge, 1100-1145h, 18 May.
• The Secret Life of Dinosaurs, Headliners Theatre, 1400-1445h, 22 May.
  Sailing: Southampton, England; Bergen, Norway; Andalsnes, Norway; Olden, Norway; Stavanger, Norway; Southampton, England. 16-23 May.

BJF, 2015, illustrated presentations at Inter/Micro 2015:

• Are New Leeuwenhoek Microscopes Awaiting Discovery? 1045h, 8 June.[See also live video of presentation on-line].
• An Evening with Brian – 350 years of Microscopy, 1900h, 8 June.
• Chaos in the Forensic Industry, 1030h, 10 June.
  Inter/Micro 2015 conference, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago.

BJF, 2015, introduction to commemorative lecture for Sir Sam Edwards FRS, Cambridge Society for the Application of Research, Churchill College, Cambridge University, 1930h, 30 November.

BJF, 2015, presentation to Cambridgeshire County Council on an digital timetable sign for Eastrea (Local Highway Improvement Inititative), March: County Hall, 1300h, 7 December.

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