This Wormy World - the amazing lives of parasites

Ian Goodall SpeakerNet Sponsor


Region:
South East
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Rotary/charity/Probus/WI/u3a
Fee:
Free
Category:
Science
Updated:
3rd January 2025
Tagged:
Tapeworms | Parasites

There are probably more parasites on Earth than there are free living organisms. They have developed an amazing range of strategies to enable them to infect animals, and to pass on their offspring to other animals. Tapeworms, roundworms, malaria parasites, not to mention viruses, still disable and kill millions of people every year. This highly illustrated talk describe the amazing life cycles of a range of parasites.

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About Ian Goodall

Ian’s talks have been described as ‘highly engaging and informative’ ‘One of the best speakers we’ve ever had’. He has been invited back on many occasions. Ian is the retired Headmaster of a large comprehensive school and now gives highly illustrated talks which have been extremely well received . He has degrees from several universities and has developed a number of highly illustrated talks with a biological/medical theme. Talks include The man who caught a million criminals - Alec Jefferys and the invention of DNA fingerprinting. Great women scientists The conquest of diabetes - the discovery of insulin The history of vaccines - Edward Jenner to the Covid mRNA vaccines. The rise of the superbugs- antibiotic resistance. The history of genetics - the race to the double helix’. I have given 75 of these talks to Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs, U3A and WI groups and other societies - with uniformly excellent feedback. I have been included on the Speaker list of West Sussex Women’s Institutes, following and audition. Talks can be anything between 30 and 60 minutes, according to your preference.


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