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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wednesday 8th October saw the launch of Cafe Science Extra, an exciting series of debates that showcase the latest news from upandcoming scientists. Cafe Science Extra gives you the chance to hear the latest scientific developments from researchers at the…
On Monday 29th September we will kick off our second season of CafeScienceDundee talks. On the Monday Dr Christopher Connolly will be presenting Talking Neurons: the importance of learning to listen. As always the talk is aimed at the public…
Cafe Science is still on a break and will return to Borders for its second season, starting in Sept, 2008. However, we have a ‘special’ at Sensation in Dundee, with Prof Klaus Zuberbuhler from Scottish Primate Research Centre. He will…
This months Cafe Science will be the last of our first season, but we shall be starting up again in September. On Monday 30th June, Dr Ewan Pearson will give a short talk called ‘Genes and Diabetes: fat or fiction?‘…