Café Scientifique
Café Scientifique is an informal evening of lively discussion revolving around the contemporary scientific issues of the day. Each meeting begins with a short talk from an invited science-related speaker. This is followed by an hour of open discussion. Everyone is welcome to come and express their views, or to just enjoy a drink and listen. No scientific knowledge is assumed and everyone can participate.
Café Scientifique takes place on the first Wednesday of every month and has featured a wide variety of subjects from chocolate making to Egyptology.
Forthcoming Café Scientifiques
Previous Café Scientifiques
Wednesday 6 January 2010 CANCELLED due to poor weather
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Christmas Under Wraps
Guest Speakers: 2009 NESTA Famelab Finalist Lewis Dartnell
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Who's in Control? Conscious Free Will, the Brain or the Unconscious Self?
Guest Speaker: Prof Max Velmans, Dept of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
Wednesday 7 October 2009
The Science of Sleep
Guest Speaker: Prof Jim Horne, Sleep Research Centre, Loughborough University
Wednesday 2 September 2009
The Learning Brain
Guest Speaker: Dr Tom Stafford, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Is there a Gene for Happiness?
Guest Speaker: Professor David Cove, Washington University, St Louis, USA
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving
Guest Speaker: Dr John Emsley, University of Cambridge
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Visual Illusions: Reading Between the LinesGuest Speaker: Dr P Thompson, University of York
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Bacteria: Your Friend and Mine
Guest Speaker: Dr T J Smith, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Allergies: Wheezes, Sneezes, Itches and Rashes. Is Your Body Over-reacting?
Guest Speaker: Professor Fred Pearce, Department of Chemistry, University College London
Wednesday 11 March 2009
The Meeting of the Real and Virtual Worlds?
Guest Speaker: Professor David M Howard, Department of Electronics, University of York
Wednesday 4 March 2009
GM Crops: Real Benefits, Real Concerns?
Guest Speakers: Professor Howard Atkinson and Doctor Peter Urwin 'Urwin', Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Nanotechnology and Health: Hope or Hype
Guest Speaker: Professor Clive Roberts