What we’re about
Welcome to London Geek Chic Socials ! We are a fun and diverse group helping enjoy London's geek social scene , extraordinary exhibitions, fascinating talks, and exciting events. Fancy some stargazing ? Want to go to a museum ? Want to hear about some cool science? Want to meet people who are interested in all those things ? We're the people for you.
Our events are eclectic, from cocktails at one of the many lates happening around London, to stargazing with the baker street astronomers, to even buddying up for science festivals - these are almost always followed by a trip to a pub. We love science standup comedy, (yes, it's a thing, the best thing) and you can expect at least one of those each month.
Please do suggest events, all members are able to schedule events and contribute ideas. If you want to go to a geeky event like Comic-con, then we're a great group to pitch an event to.
And oh - please have a name and a picture. It will help us find each other at events.
There are no membership fees, so why not join us ?
Faz and the Organising Team
Upcoming events (1)
See all- The Scent of a Species | Playing Sherlock in NatureLinnean Society of London, London
This is part of Pint of Science 2024 event.
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This is an in-person event ONLY. During drinks sessions in the Library, you can view our current exhibition 'Lovely as a Tree'.
Agenda of the evening
1700: Drinks and networking in the Library
1800: Welcome to the Linnean Society
1810: Speaker Stephanie Holt
1830: Audience Q&A
1840: Pint of Science Quiz!
1900: Drinks break in the Library
1930: Speaker Joanne Littlefair
1950: Audience Q&A
2000: End of programmeDoes the air trap the essence of us all? What do we shed unknowingly into our environments? Find out about environmental DNA, and how it is transforming the way we discern species presence, populations and aiding biodiversity conservation. Come listen to these real life species detectives in our historic venue – the Linnean Society of London, where Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace first presented their theory of evolution! As this is a listed building/room unfortunately food and drinks cannot be consumed during the event but there will be time to get a drink before & during the break.
### It's all in the Air! Combining Air Monitoring and DNA to Understand Nature on a Big Scale
Dr Joanne Littlefair (Lecturer, University College London)
The UK faces issues in trying to track and count species, which are the basic tools we have to understand biodiversity. In the last few years, scientists have been exploring how environmental DNA – shed by all animals and plants – could prove the key to monitoring species on a much bigger scale. Recently, scientists have discovered how this DNA is released into the air and have been examining how this can help us to track biodiversity on land.### Behind the Bars: eDNA’s Potential in Conservation
Stephanie Holt (Ecologist and Natural Historian, Natural History Museum)
New techniques in genomics such as eDNA and metabarcoding can provide us with rapid and detailed new datasets, but what is the value of these new tools and the data they generate to conservation goals and habitat management decisions at a local or site-based level? This talk will discuss what potential opportunities these advances give us, and some of the pitfalls we might need to overcome.