Lasers: Illuminating New Frontiers in Medicine – 6pm, Wednesday 13th January.
When lasers were invented in 1960 they were called “a solution looking for a problem”. Since then we have seen lasers find uses in nearly every part of our lives, in supermarket barcode scanners, CD players, corrective eye surgery and…
Untangling the Web: Making computers more accessible for Older Adults – 7pm, Mon 30th Nov.
At what might sadly be our last event at Borders Bookstore we discussed the ways of which researchers are making computers and the internet more accessible to older adults. To view clips of this talk please click here to visit…
The Psychology of People and Places: Is there more at Home than the Heart – 6pm, Wed 11th Nov
Mhairi Bowe joined us at Sensation as we discussed the results of a study of Dundonians’ and other local peoples’ thoughts on what makes a place feel like home. In this talk, psychologist Mhairi Bowe from the University of Dundee discussed…
Shadows on the Cave Wall: A New Theory of Evolution – 7pm, Mon 26th Oct.
Wow! We have just recovered from hosting last night’s fantastic talk from Keith Skene. Around 150 of you attended the talk as Keith Spoke about his radical and challenging book that turns current thinking about evolution on its head. Keith, an…
Dundee Goes to the Moon – 7pm, Monday 28th Sept. 2009
40th Anniversary of the Moon Landings Special Event Do you know that Dundee is at the cutting-edge of space exploration? The Space Technology Centre at the University of Dundee is a world leader in writing software will help with future…
Breast Cancer: Sticking with the Treatment – 6pm Wednesday 9th September
Unfortunately, breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK and almost 46,000 cases are diagnosed every year. The good news is that due to improved detection and new treatments, the number of women beating breast cancer is increasing…
Autumn 2009 – Spring 2010 talks announced
Cafe Science Dundee and Cafe Science Extra are pleased to announce the topics and speakers for our brand spanking new third season! You can view the full programme here. Click here to view the Café Science Dundee at Chambers Coffee House…
Animation: Idea to Reality – 6:30pm Wednesday 5th August
Do you want to find out more about the animation process? Then come to Sensation to hear Scott Downie from Hungry Boy Productions discuss the development the 3D CGI children’s animated series Bradley. Scott will reveal the ideas behind the…
Cafe Science Dundee – third series planned
Cafe Science Dundee has just finished its second successful year of talks and discussions. We are taking a quick break over summer, and we will start up again in September. But if you are wondering where you will get your…
Sexy Biophysics: Exploiting Ultrasound for Gene Therapy. 7pm 29th June
Getting the right molecules (usually pharmaceuticals) to the right place, and at the right time is the critical problem in drug delivery. There are many challenging barriers to be overcome along the route to the target, which is usually a…
How Good are "Good Bacteria"? – 6pm Wednesday 10th June
How Healthy are the ‘Good Bacteria’ added to our food? Two million Britons regularly take ‘Good Bacteria’ supplemented in our food or drink, yet evidence shows that the types and numbers of bacteria labelled on the products doesn’t always match what…
Autism and Imitation: Nurturing Joy – 25th May
Is it really true that people with autism can’t interact with other people? Absolutely not. However, it is true that the world that our society asks them to live in can make it harder for them to feel comfortable interacting….
Stem Cells and Personalised Medicine – 6pm, Wednesday 13th May
Will Stem Cell research change medicine as we know it? But what are Stem Cells and how are they made? At 6pm on Wednesday 13th May, Dr Paul Andrews, from the Drug Discovery Unit at the University of Dundee, hosted a discussion…
Studying Mother and Baby Play – SPECIAL COFFEE MORNING, 10am Wednesday 6th May
Why is there such variation in how soon infants reach milestones such as smiling, sitting, walking or talking? At 10am on Wednesday 6th May Mandy Yilmaz, a local scientist studying for a PhD in Psychology from the University of Dundee,…
Harnessing the power of the sea – 7pm Monday 27th April
Renewable energy is rarely out of the news, and extracting energy from the sea is a particularly high priority with the Scottish and UK governments. The waters around the UK are a rich potential source of electricity for future generations. …
Studying community health – 6pm, Wednesday 8th April
What can we learn from studying community health?The press and other media are full of stories proclaiming the next miracle cure or drug for one disease or another. Sometimes you might receive the latest drug from your GP and sometimes…
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…