Apes vs Humans: Social Traditions – Monday 14th November 2016, 7pm
If you invited a chimpanzee or a monkey to a dinner party would he know how to behave? Probably not, but whilst greeting and welcoming guests, sharing food and solving problems are usually seen as social traditions unique to humans,…
Do You Know What I Mean? Monday 18th April 2016, 7pm
Good communication can be easy to spot but hard to achieve, and poor communication is often cited as the reason for problems. From project failures and medical errors to divorce, the consequences of poor communication are all too immediate. But…
Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys? The Colour of Gender Stereotyping – Monday 24th March 2014, 7pm
The recording of this talk are now available as a playlist on YouTube. Despite attempts to eliminate gender stereotyping from society through passing new laws, the likelihood of stereotyping people on the basis of their gender remains a social problem….
Does it matter how we speak to our children? – Monday 29th April, 7pm
Last time you spoke to a baby, did you find yourself using funny words like ‘milkie’ and ‘blankie’ in an embarrassingly high-pitched voice? Profesor Vera Kempe from the University of Aberaty will join us this month to discuss what characterises child-directed speech, who…
Omega-3 fats: Can they really make children smarter?
Food manufacturers have been rushing to add omega-3 fats to their products. With claims that ‘clever milk’, ‘the think drink’ and ‘brain storm cereal bars’ can improve children’s learning and concentration, this Cafe Science will sort the fact from the…