The Great Game – looking for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Forty eight years of searches for radio emissions from advanced civilisations have found nothing. The searches are getting much more powerful and it also seems more and more likely that there are other Earths like our own. But the Fermi…
Great Discoveries from Wee Beasties – 6pm, 11th March 2009
How can tiny creatures help YOU win a Nobel Prize? On the 11th March 2009 an audience of adults and children found out how biologists in Dundee and Scotland used worms and Baker’s yeast to help make life-changing discoveries. The audience were keen to look at these…
How do our cells hold their breath? – 7pm, 23rd February 2009
Have you ever wondered why our bodies need so much oxygen? What do they use it for? On 23rd February 2009 Borders Bookstore hosted this unique chance to find out how scientists at the University of Dundee are answering this exciting question! Sonia…
Mother and Baby play in early infancy – 6pm, 11th February 2009
Why is there such variation in how soon infants reach milestones such as smiling, sitting, walking or talking? On Wednesday February 11th 2009, Sensation hosted the most popular Cafe Science Extra event yet! Mandy Yilmaz’s talk on the cultural differences in mother…
Designing and making wind farms – 26th Jan '09
Are you interested in how we can use renewable energy to reduce our carbon footprint? On the 26th January our audience braved the cold weather to visit the Starbucks Cafe at Borders. We found out how wind farms are constructed and how this can…
The Truth about Vaccines – 6pm, 14th January 2009
Are you interested in how vaccines work? Why do some vaccines last a lifetime and others like flu, have to be taken every year? Do you want to find out more about the latest views on the MMR jab for children? On Wednesday January…
Detecting tooth disease – Wednesday 10th December 2008
Is going to your dentists a bit like pulling teeth? Are you fed up with their prodding and scraping? This science conversation gives you the chance to hear about new ways of detecting tooth decay. You can find out the latest news of dentistry gadgets and…
Global Warming and Flooding in Scotland
Once the preserve of a minority, environmental concerns have captured the public interest. Films like An Inconvenient Truth have done a lot to inform the public of the immediacy of the threats. However, climate change is resulting in different effects…
Medical Robotics – 27th October 2008
Monday 27th October saw the second successful talk of this year’s season of Cafe Science Dundee talks at the Borders Bookshop in Dundee. Prof. Andreas Melzer from the University of Dundee presented a talk and discussion on Medical Robotics. Prof. Melzer is…