Past Events
2010
Dec. 14, 2010
eHealth: what is it, and why is it important to all of us?
Dr. Kendall Ho
University of British Columbia
Nov. 23, 2010
Food safety – How safe is our food?
Dr. Kevin Allen
University of British Columbia
Oct. 26, 2010
The Comedy of Guilt in the Tragedy of the Commons
Dr. Jennifer Jacquet
University of British Columbia
Sept. 28, 2010
From waste to biofuels: Illusion or reality?
Dr. Valdeir Arantes
University of British Columbia
Aug. 10, 2010
How to check out medical claims for yourself using PubMed
Dr. Robert Tarzwell
University of British Columbia
July 13, 2010
Intelligence and Illusions
Dr. Nando de Freitas
University of British Columbia
June 15, 2010
Silent Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
Dr. Michael Bostock
University of British Columbia
Apr. 20, 2010
Understanding ocean microbes through the lens of metagenomics
Jody Wright, PhD candidate
University of British Columbia
Mar. 23, 2010
What’s worse – species loss or global weirding?
Dr. Fred Bunnell
University of British Columbia
Jan. 19, 2010
The State of Canadian Forestry Research
Dr. Gordon Weetman
University of British Columbia
2009
Nov. 17, 2009
Living with a stranger: The challenge and promise of organ transplantation
Dr. Jonathan Choy
Simon Fraser University
Oct. 20, 2009
Tuberculosis – Old Disease, New Threat
Dr. Richard W. Stokes
University of British Columbia
Sep. 15, 2009
The perceived inconvenience of being sustainable – Why are we not really making an effort to apply alternative energies?
Mr. Lars Rose
University of British Columbia
June 16, 2009
Know Your Gut -in Sickness and in Health
Drs. Laura Sly, Bruce Vallance and Kevan Jacobson
University of British Columbia
May 12, 2009
Abandoning Abandon: Dancing Science
Dr. Mark L. Winston
Samuel Fraser University
Apr. 21, 2009
Post-genomic analysis of the breast tumor microenvironment…otherwise known as…making grapes
Dr. Calvin Roskelley
University of British Columbia
Mar. 24, 2009
Should Darwin be an ‘ism’
Dr. Rosie Redfield
University of British Columbia
Feb. 17, 2009
Current theories for the people of North America
Dr. Briggs Buchanan
Simon Fraser University
Jan. 27, 2009
Engineering: Underwater Mapping and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Dr. Alexander Forrest
University of British Columbia
2008
Nov. 25, 2008
Neuroethics: In the Pursuit of Brain Well-Being and Brain Privacy
Dr. Judy Illes
University of British Columbia
Oct. 21, 2008
The Science and Culture of Animal Welfare
Dr. Dan Weary
University of British Columbia
Sep. 2008
Biomedical Ethics and Biobanking
Dr. Mike Burgess
University of British Columbia
May-Aug. 2008
To be updated
Apr. 15, 2008
Dark Matter and Dark Energy: the Dark Side of the Universe
Dr. Ludovic Waerbeke
University of British Columbia
Nov.-Mar. 2008
to be updated
2007
Oct. 16, 2007
Can robots do the right thing?
Dr Alan Mackworth
Sep. 18, 2007
The Informed Science Journalist: How Much Science Do You Need to Know ?
Dr. Stephen Ward
Jul. 24, 2007
Plant Essential Oils – Aromatherapy for the Pesticide Industry.
Dr. Murray Isman
Jun. 19, 2007
A dialogue on the here and now: Scientific and environmental literacy (or lack thereof)
Dr. Dave Ng
University of British Columbia
May 22, 2007
The Search for Terra Nova – hunting other Earths
Dr. Jaymie Matthews
Mar. 20, 2007
AIDS and the impact of anti-HIV therapies
Dr. Richard Harrigan
Feb. 20, 2007
The Nature and Ranking of Evidence.
Dr. Morley Sutter
Jan. 23, 2007
Between the devil and the deep blue sea: climate change and sea level rise
Dr. Christian Schoof
2006
Nov. 21, 2006
I doodle, therefore I am becoming human
Dr. Mimi Lam
Sep. 19, 2006
Every breath you take: air quality and health
Dr. Michael Brauer
Jul. 18, 2006
Twin Research: Its impact on understanding mental illness and community action
Dr. Kerry Jang
Jun. 27, 2006
The Big picture of Climate Change: Natural Systems and Human Agency.
Dr. Tara Ivanochko
May 16, 2006
Planning the Post-Oil City: coming to terms with peak-oil and the coming energy transition
Bryn Davidson
Apr. 25, 2006
Why Conserve Endangered Species?
Dr. Arne Mooers
Mar. 28, 2006
Charles Darwin, Flounder Eyes, and Intelligent Design
Dr. Keith Benson
Feb. 21, 2006
Combating the microbial menace
Dr. Brett Finlay
University of British Columbia
Jan. 17, 2006
Shedding Light on our Biological Clock
Dr. Melanie O’Neill
2005
Nov. 22, 2005
Not a Guinea Pig: What does it mean to be a human ‘subject’ in health research?
Dr. Sue Cox/Dr. Michael McDonald
Oct. 18, 2005
Mad Cow Disease in Canada: What’s your beef?
Dr. Neil Cashman
Jun. 21, 2005
The South Asian tsunami: Warning systems are not enough”
Dr. John Clague
Sep. 20, 2005
Can you bench press a billion pounds? The Herculean feats of our cellular machinery.
Dr. Nancy Forde
Jul. 19, 2005
Making science open to everyone: Why bother publishing open access?
Dr. Francis Ouellette
May 17, 2005
The thin green line: Plants and the futur of the planet
Dr. Quentin Cronk
Apr.19, 2005
Immunity is in your mind: Social and psychological responses to contagion
Dr. Mark Schaller
Mar. 22, 2005
What Genetics Can Teach us about Ourselves
Dr. Michael Hayden
University of British Columbia
Feb. 15, 2005
Sustainable Energy Conversion: Challenges and Perspectives of Fuel Cells
Dr. Michael Eikerling
Jan. 18, 2005
What We Know and What We Don’t Know About the Growing Environmental Crisis
Dr. Douw Steyn
2004
Nov. 23, 2004
Networks: Our Interconnected World
Suresh Pillai
Oct. 19, 2004
Nature vs Nurture in the Genomic Age
Dr. Sally Otto
Cafe Scientifique Vancouver