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…
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…