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…
The Dundee connection in the solar power revolution – Monday 26th April
What is this ‘Dundee Connection’? In the 1970s Dundee scientists pioneered the development of the first thin-film silicon solar cells, leading to solar panels able to convert energy from the Sun into electricity. Today they work closely with international partners…
Lefties vs Righties: Does which hand we use affect our behaviour? – Wed 14th April 2010
When we look at our hands they essentially look the same and the only real difference is that you probably use one more than the other to do things such as write. Right? Not really…. Our hand preference can…
Monkey business: what primates may tell us about ourselves? – 29th March 2010
What makes us human? How unique are we compared to our closest evolution relatives? This discussion looked at some of these primate species and what they may (or may not) show us about ourselves. It asked the audience to consider what…
Depression – who decides what doctors prescribe? Wed 10th March, 6pm
Join us in Dundee Science Centre’s award winning Infusion coffee shop at 6pm on Wednesday 10th of March for an informal discussion about science, over coffee. This month it is the turn of Pauline Lockhart, who will be discussing depression and how…
The Science of Self-Improvement – 7pm, Monday 22nd February
Over 80 people attended our most recent Cafe Science Dundee event on the 22nd February 2010 when Professor Trevor Harley presented the latest scientific thinking behind these issues and more at Chambers Coffee House, South Tay Street. Today we are…
City Critters: Why we should care about Urban Nature – 6pm Wed. 10th Feb
Do you want to find out more about the state of nature in our cities and why it is important? Dundee Science Centre hosted a discussion about urban wildlife and ecosystems hosted by Rebecca Wade from The University of Abertay…
Microbiology's Solution to Pollution – 7pm, Monday 25th January
Do you know there is an invisible army helping us to clean up the planet? Join us at Café Science Dundee in our NEW venue – Chambers Café on South Tay Street (map) to learn about the incredible powers of…
Cafe Science is two! Free drinks offer!
Cafe Science Dundee is celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of our first event. Please join us in our celebrations at our next event on Monday 25th January at Chambers Coffee House on South Tay Street (for more details see the post…