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SUMMARY:Science non-Fiction and the Bottom Billion Seminar Series - Multip
 le Speakers - see programme for details
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CONTACT:Centre For Global Equality
DESCRIPTION:*Interested in Innovative approaches to Humanitarian Aid?*\nTh
 en come to our seminars on Science non-Fiction and the Bottom Billion Semi
 nar Series hosted on *alternate Wednesdays*\, starting 14th October 2015 b
 etween *12:00 - 14:00 in SG2 at the Alison Richard Building*.\n\n*Michaelm
 as Term Seminars*\n\n*14th of October\, 2015*\n\n“Thinking globally and 
 acting locally: What potential does 3D printing-enabled re-distributed man
 ufacturing have to enhance the wellbeing of those living in poverty?”\n\
 n- Tim Minshall\, Institute for Manufacturing\n- Laura James\, Field Ready
 \n\n \n\n*28th of October\, 2015*\n\n“It may be possible to prevent maiz
 e lethal necrosis through genetic engineering. Do we face the possibility 
 of a preventable famine in the horn of Africa in the next decade?”\n\n- 
 Luke Braidwood\, Department of Plant Sciences\n\n \n\n*11th of November\, 
 2015*\n\n“What if it were possible to increase rice yields by 50% throug
 h genetic engineering? How might it be ensured that this increases food se
 curity for the world’s poorest as opposed to enriching multinational cor
 porations?”\n\n- TBC\n\n \n\n*25th of November\, 2015*\n\n“The social 
 and political implications of using drones to conserve wildlife”\n\n- Ch
 ris Sandbrook\, Department of Geography\n- Respondent: Gavin Shelton\, Fau
 na & Flora International\n\nFor more information\, "click here":http://www
 .crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/science-non-fiction-and-the-bottom-billion\n\
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LOCATION: Room SG2\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, C
 B3 9DT
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