Perthshire Society of Natural Science
Environment, Nature and Cultural Heritage.
The fourth evening in our Curious Minds series is the first of three talks on the subject of Recycling.
Dr Kevin Ross from Impact Solutions spoke about various kinds of plastic, how readily they can be recycled, how well they are recycled, the environmental consequences of (not) recycling, the value of plastic products as part of their lifecycles and external factors such as the international trading of waste. Whew!
A video of the evening can be found on our YouTube channel:
For this year’s McAlpine Lecture, Professor James Curran (visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde, amongst many other positions held including former chair of SEPA) spoke to us about the state of climate change.
From problems – CO2 emissions leading to global warming, biodiversity loss, extreme weather events and more – to how our perception of the solutions should change, understanding Sustainable Development of the environment supporting society and the the (circular) economy.
The video can be seen on our Youtube channel:
Even to a casual observer it seems obvious that the noise generated by ships, boats, drilling rigs, sonar and other forms of human activity must be a problem for marine creatures.
Yesterday evening, Dr Luke Rendell, from the University of St Andrews, spoke about the extent and detrimental effects of both natural and man-made noise on marine mammals.
This video is available in high quality on our youtube channel:
Curious Minds will return in the new year.
Dr Rob Armstrong (University of St Andrews) gave us a very informative talk about research into battery chemistry – from the history of early NiCd and Li-ion battery designs through LFP and on to sodium-based chemistry options, with a view to what’s best for EV cars, recyclable for home storage and usable as part of grid infrastructure.
View the video of the evening here: