I am the boss of me – the psychology of self in early childhood – Thursday 25th November at 10am
Cafe Science Extra – Coffee Morning Science Every mother is familiar with the “terrible twos”, the age at which children begin to assert their independence (usually loudly, in the supermarket). Psychologists link this stage of development to the onset of…
Climate Change – Soils Will Make it Hot! Monday 25th October, 7pm
Over the last decade, a lot has been said about climate change, and much of the predictions about what will happen to our climate have not been very optimistic. What a lot of people don’t know is that soils, with…
Casualties in the Search for Oil: What the Gulf of Mexico Spill means for the Future – Wednesday 13th Oct, 6pm
In the wake of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill this Cafe Science Extra event explores the oil industry and how renewable energy would prevent environmental disasters. Richard Lyon (University of Dundee) will explain why The Gulf of Mexico…
Making Yourself Invisible – Science and a Little Bit of Magic – Monday 27th September
The idea of invisibility has fascinated people for millennia and has been an inspiration or ingredient of countless myths, novels and films, from the Greek legend of Perseus and Medusa to H.G. Well’s Invisible Man – and, of course, J.K….
Statistics and Sea Monsters – Wed 15th September
On Wednesday the 15th of September 2010 Dr. Charles Paxton from the University of St. Andrews gave the first talk in our new 2010/2011 Cafe Science Series! You can view a video of Charles’ talk here on YouTube. Dundee Science…
Who's the Daddy? – Making Babies in the 21st Century – 7pm, 11th August 2010
Since the first test-tube baby was born in 1979, thousands more children have been conceived using more and more sophisticated techniques. Join us at the Infusion Cafe at Dundee Science Centre – Sensation for an informative and relaxed discussion on the…
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…
Dundee's search for drugs to cure tropical diseases – Wed 9th June
Millions of people across the World are affected by tropical diseases. The medicines used to help patients are becoming less effective and there is a real need to develop new drugs to treat these diseases. Stand-up the Dundee Drug Discovery…
Why can't we reduce the waistline of our population? – Understanding mixed messages in lifestyle advice – Mon 31st May
We are constantly told by newspapers, magazines, from doctors and politicians what makes up a healthy lifestyle. There have been major advances in our understanding of the causes of diseases, and the aim of doctors and scientists is to improve…
Image is Everything: Pushing the boundaries of ultrasound – Wed 12th May
Ultrasound is great for seeing inside the body – like the baby scans pregnant women have. New technology makes it possible to see fantastic details of tissues with microscopic resolution. Ultrasound has a wide range of applications, including helping to diagnose…