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Back Pain through the Ages - Monday 27 January 2020, 7pm

Back Pain through the Ages – Monday 27 January 2020, 7pm

16th December 2019 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Every year about 1 in 3 people in the UK suffer from back pain.  It is one of the most common causes of disability within the UK and has links to a variety of different spine disorders. These illnesses occur…

What’s Happening to our Rainforests? Monday 25th November 2019, 7pm

What’s Happening to our Rainforests? Monday 25th November 2019, 7pm

18th September 2019 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

The world’s tropical forests are under increasing pressure, with the fires burning in the Amazon being the latest tragic example.  This destruction and degradation of forests has continued for decades, with over half of all tropical forests now having been…

Silent Witness – What Teeth Can Tell Us - Monday 16 September 2019, 7pm

Silent Witness – What Teeth Can Tell Us – Monday 16 September 2019, 7pm

2nd August 2019 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Everyone has their own dental profile that makes us unique and one of a kind. This means when someone dies who cannot be identified, their teeth can help build a story of the person’s life. Using dental profiling techniques, scientists…

How Does Your Barley Grow? Monday 20 May 2019, 7pm

How Does Your Barley Grow? Monday 20 May 2019, 7pm

19th March 2019 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Cereals provide more calories to the human diet than any other source. And grain from cereals such as barley are also critical for brewing and distilling, especially of whisky, our most valuable export. But we are only just beginning to…

Can Earth Stop Climate Change? Monday 18 March 2019, 7pm

Can Earth Stop Climate Change? Monday 18 March 2019, 7pm

21st January 2019 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

The world keeps getting hotter, and the effects of global climate change are a threat to all life on Earth. The level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere also reached record highs in modern times. And in 2015, in…

Health Promotion: The Road to Rehabilitation - Monday 21 January 2019, 7pm

Health Promotion: The Road to Rehabilitation – Monday 21 January 2019, 7pm

22nd November 2018 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

How many fruit and veg should you eat every day? The “have you had your five-a-day?” campaign is an example of successful health promotion – where people are informed to make the easy choices about their health. But what role…

Are E-cigarettes Safe for your Arteries? Monday 19 November 2018, 7pm

Are E-cigarettes Safe for your Arteries? Monday 19 November 2018, 7pm

21st August 2018 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

E-cigarettes are gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional cigarettes, with an estimated 2.9 million people in the UK vaping, instead of smoking. Health bodies advise they are much less harmful than smoking and politicians are encouraging the promotion of…

Recording of Talk Now Available - The Future of Crime Scene Investigations - Monday 17 September 2018, 7pm

Recording of Talk Now Available – The Future of Crime Scene Investigations – Monday 17 September 2018, 7pm

18th August 2018 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Real-life crime scenes are so very different from how you see them on TV.  We are all familiar with the typical crime scene in TV and films, featuring white-suited experts working indoors, in a large, tidy space that happens to…

Making Light Work - Monday 14 May 2018, 7pm

Making Light Work – Monday 14 May 2018, 7pm

10th February 2018 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle collider, and the largest single machine in the world. Working with the Large Hadron Collider, research happening right here in Dundee is helping to unlock some of science’s…

Virtual Reality: The Future is Now - Monday 12 March 2018, 7pm

Virtual Reality: The Future is Now – Monday 12 March 2018, 7pm

3rd February 2018 · by · in CafeScienceDundee, Past Events

Virtual Reality is marketed for gamers, but there are many other uses for this technology and its popularity continues to rise. What is it about the immersive nature of Virtual Reality that appeals to us? Virtual Reality and its sister technology, Augmented Reality,…

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