Jun
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June Café Scientifique with Martin Graff
Posted by: jdewitt | June 6, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday June 28th, 7:30pm at the Shebeen Whiskey House (212 Carrall St). Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Martin Graff, Reader and Head of Research in Psychology at the University of South Wales, UK, an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Psychologist. The title of […]
May
13
May Café Scientifique with Steven Heine
Posted by: jdewitt | May 13, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday May 31st, 7:30pm at Yagger’s Downtown (433 W Pender). Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Steven Heine, a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC. The title of his talk is: DNA is Not Destiny: How Essences Distort how we Think about Genes People the […]
Apr
6
April Café Scientifique with Navin Ramankutty
Posted by: jdewitt | April 6, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday April 26th, 7:30pm at Big Rock Brewery (310 W 4th Ave). Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Navin Ramankutty, a Professor of Global Food Security and Sustainability at UBC. The title of his talk is: A Framework for Understanding Why Food Security Discussions are Contentious There is […]
Mar
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EVENT CANCELLED – March Café Scientifique with Jerilynn Prior
Posted by: jdewitt | March 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment
EVENT CANCELLED Our sincerest apologies, but we have just received word that The Railway Club is shutting it’s doors for good, effective immediately. We will do our best to re-schedule the talk in the near future once we have found a new venue. Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday March 29th, 7:30pm at […]
Feb
3
February Café Scientifique with Elizabeth Croft
Posted by: jdewitt | February 3, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday February 23rd, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Elizabeth A. Croft. The title of her talk is: Up Close and Personal with Human-Robot Collaboration Advances in robot control, sensing and intelligence are rapidly expanding the potential for close-proximity […]
Jan
4
January Café Scientifique with Millan Patel and Shirin Kalyan
Posted by: jdewitt | January 4, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday January 26th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speakers for the evening will be Dr. Millan Patel and Dr. Shirin Kalyan. The title of their talk is: Helping Science to Serve Patients Science in general and biotechnology in particular are auto-catalytic. That is, they catalyze their own evolution and […]
Nov
16
November Café Scientifique with Mark Jellinek
Posted by: jdewitt | November 16, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday November 24th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Mark Jellinek. The title of his talk is: The Formation and Breakup of Earth’s Supercontinents and the Remarkable Link to Earth’s Climate and the Rise of Complex Life Earth history is marked by the […]
Oct
13
October Café Scientifique with Shawn Bullock
Posted by: jdewitt | October 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday October 27th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Shawn Bullock. The title of his talk is: The History of Noise: Perspectives from Physics and Engineering The word “noise” is often synonymous with “nuisance,” which implies something to be avoided as much as possible. […]
Sep
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September Café Scientifique with Matthew Ramer and John Kramer
Posted by: jdewitt | September 7, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday September 29th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speakers for the evening will be Dr. Matthew Ramer and Dr. John Kramer. The title of their talk is: Knowing Pains: How can we study pain to better treat it? Pain is arguably the most useful of sensations. It […]
Jul
9
July Café Scientifique with Wayne Maddison
Posted by: jdewitt | July 9, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday July 28th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Wayne Maddison. The title of his talk is: Spiders, Sex, and the Echoes of History Jumping spiders are remarkable little aliens: they pull their stomachs through their brains when they shed their […]