Overview

What happens when there’s a glitch in the matrix?

Our lives, regardless of whether you are an engineer, revolve around essential maths working quietly behind the scenes. We can all take this for granted, but humans are error prone, and therefore our calculations and judgement can be too.

Here we will take a brief look at a variety of amusing (and alarming) mathematical blunders that lead to near miss events. Open discussion on quality control, why the metric system is unanimously superior, and a look at the systems that should have been in place to stop the mistakes.

Disastrous Dinners is a series of talks focusing on an accident or disaster and what can be learnt from it. After the presentation will be a social dinner and drinks along with lots of time to continue the discussion.

Speaker

Andrew Brown

Andrew is a soon to be graduate in MEng Chemical Engineering from Strathclyde, and currently works in the Process Engineering team on placement at SLR Consulting, working with clients in the environmental sector (biogas, energy from waste etc).

Further details

Attendees will be required to purchase their own food and drink.