Jun
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June Café Scientifique with Simone Castellarin
Posted by: jdewitt | June 8, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday June 30th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Simone Castellarin. The title of his talk is: Chemical Makeup of Grapes: How Grape Variety and Climate Determine Wine Quality Winemaking technologies and styles are critical to transforming high quality grapes into premium wines, […]
May
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May Café Scientifique with Andrew DeBenedictis
Posted by: jdewitt | May 10, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday May 26th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Andrew DeBenedictis. The title of his talk is: Black holes, wormholes, warp-drives, and time-machines: What does science have to say about these? There are many fantastic devices from physics in books and […]
Apr
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April Café Scientifique with Matthew Ramer and John Kramer
Posted by: jdewitt | April 1, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday April 28th, 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 […]
Mar
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March Café Scientifique with Michael Hughes
Posted by: jdewitt | March 3, 2015 | 2 Comments
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday March 31st, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Michael Hughes, a Research Associate in the Department of Medical Genetics at UBC. The title of his talk is: Psychedelic Medicine: The History & Science of LSD in the Clinic Ergot is a […]
Jan
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February Café Scientifique with Kyle Demes
Posted by: jdewitt | January 29, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday February 24th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Kyle Demes, a Hakai Postdoctoral Fellow in the Coastal Marine Ecology and Conservation lab at SFU. The title of his talk is: Inland Oil Sands and Coastal Ecology Rising overseas oil demand has contributed to a […]
Jan
14
January Café Scientifique with Chris Muir
Posted by: jdewitt | January 14, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday January 27th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Chris Muir, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Biodiversity Research Centre at the University of British Columbia. The title of his talk is: More than salad: the inner lives of leaves To most […]
Nov
9
November Café Scientifique with Aaron Boley
Posted by: jdewitt | November 9, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday November 25th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Aaron Boley. The title of his talk is: More Than Science Fiction: Planets beyond the Solar System For centuries we have relied on only the Solar System for understanding our origins. […]
Oct
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October Café Scientifique with Katie Marshall
Posted by: jdewitt | October 13, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday October 28th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Katie Marshall. The title of her talk is: Life in the Frozen Lane There’s a long list of animals that can survive freezing solid that includes animals as diverse as mussels, […]
Sep
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September Café Scientifique with Joel Kelly
Posted by: jdewitt | September 9, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday September 30th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Joel Kelly. The title of his talk is: The Chemistry of Beer Why does Guinness pair perfectly with a hearty stew? Why are the soft waters of the Czech Republic better […]
Aug
10
August Café Scientifique with Carlos Ventura
Posted by: jdewitt | August 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Dear Café Scientifiquers, our next café will happen on Tuesday August 26th, 7:30pm at The Railway Club. Our speaker for the evening will be Dr. Carlos Ventura, the Director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (EERF) at UBC. The title of his talk is: A Megathrust Earthquake in the West Coast – The clock is ticking […]