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Past Events 2003-06 .
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More recent Cafés
2006
04 Dec 2006 |
Dr Mark Sanderson |
The University of Sheffield |
"Google is watching!"
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06 Nov 2006 |
David Gray |
Heeley city farm. |
Sheffield, the Zero Carb City by David Gray, from Heeley city farm. The only real solution to halte climate change... More >> |
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02 Oct 2006 |
Dr Simon Goodwin |
Dept. Physics & Astronomy, The University of Sheffield |
"Are we alone? The chance of finding alien life."
Over the past decade over 200 large Jupiter-like planets have been found around other stars. Finding these planets has made us believe... More>>> |
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22 Sep 2006 |
A Show by Fullbeam visualtheatre |
The Man Who Discovered That Women Lay Eggs
Fullbeam visualtheatre has developed a show which looks at the interplay of science and culture... More>> |
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03 April 2006 |
Dr. Allan Pacey |
Senior Lecturer in Andrology at the University of Sheffield |
Ethical and Practical Issues of Gamete Donation
Infertility affects approximately 1 in 6 of UK couples. For some, the only solution... More>> |
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06 Mar 2006 |
Dr Tom Stafford |
Department of Psychology, at The University of Sheffield |
| Most of us don't think we're particularly affected by adverts. But... MORE>> |
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06 Feb 2006 |
Performance lecture by Third Angel: |
Hurrysickness
You may be suffering from Hurrysickness, MORE>>> |
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Monday 09 Jan 2006 |
Play "Decide" |
Play "Decide"
Have your views heard in Europe. MORE>> |
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2005
05 Dec 2005 |
Prof. Francis Ratniek |
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, The University of Sheffield . |
Can humans learn anything from societies of bees, ants and wasps?
We humans and our primate ancestors are social, but ... MORE>> |
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07 Nov 2005 |
Dr Kevin Byron |
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Counter-Intuitive Science
At first sight many ideas in science do not make sense, indeed ... MORE>> |
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03 Oct 2005 |
Dr Richard de Grijs |
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Sheffield . |
The Hubble Space Telescope: what next?
Without a doubt, the Hubble Space Telescope is the most successful single scientific instrument ever built... MORE>> |
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02 May 2005 |
Dr David James, |
Sports Engineering Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield. |
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| Taking advantage of the latest science and technology is all part of the search for the extra millimetre, or split second... MORE>> |
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04 Apr 2005 |
The Comedy research project. |
| The Funny Side of Science... More>>> |
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SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL
18 Mar 2005 |
Café Scientifique Special |
Discussion will follow with director Peter Friedman and scientist Jean-François Brunet.
“Death by Design”
Death by Design is a guided tour into the invisible world of cells. . . MORE>> |
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SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL
17 Mar 2005 |
Café Scientifique Special |
"The Life and Times of Life and Times"
The biology of aging.
Independent filmmaking meets science once again in this follow-up to Death by Design, winner of the Prix Europa in Berlin for Best Documentary of the Year. MORE>> |
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07 Feb 2005 |
Professor T R Birkhead FRS |
Department of Animal & Plant Sciences,
The University of Sheffield |
An inordinate fondness for sperm.
Sperm are the most diverse and variable of all cells. This is bizarre: all sperm have the same basic goal - to fertilise an egg - so why should they vary so much in shape, size and motion? The answer is... MORE>> |
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10 Jan 2005 |
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Let's play a Democ card game.
(Need to book- contact Sandrine at sandrine@cafescientifique places are limited).
Democs stands for Deliberative Meeting of Citizens. It's a card game that 5-8 people play at any one time. MORE>> |
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2004
Dec 2004 |
Prof. John Parkinson |
Director of Science and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University |
Astronomy
The star of Bethlehem: miracle, myth or reality? |
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Nov 2004 |
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'Fighting Malaria' -
In collaboration with The Sheffield International Documentary festival. |
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Oct 2004 |
Prof. Tony Barker |
Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield |
| Science and Health : 'Electrosmog' |
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Sep 2004 |
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| “Trust Me, I'm a Scientist” - Tracey Brown, Prof. Matthew Holley, Professor Elizabeth Smythe and Dr Pete Sudbery from The University of Sheffield |
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July 2004 |
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| “Ecstasy: What's all the Fuss?” - Prof. Pete Redgrave (Department of Psychology at The University of Sheffield) |
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June 2004 |
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| “Detecting Lies” - Dr Sean Spence, Reader in Psychiatry at The University of Sheffield. |
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May 2004 |
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| “Dark Matter” - Prof. Neil Spooner from the Particle Astrophysics group of The University of Sheffield |
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Apr 2004 |
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| “Science and Art”, Dr Robert Whittle |
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Feb 2004 |
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| Bioethics “The genomic 'revolution' in medicine: utopia, mirage or nightmare?” - Dr Paul Martin, Senior Lecturer at the Institute for the Study of Genetics Biorisks and Society (IGBiS), University of Nottingham |
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Jan 2004 |
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| 'Science and Literature - Darwin versus Shakespeare' - Professor Lisa Hopkins (Professor of English, Sheffield Hallam University, School of Cultural Studies) |
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2003
Dec 2003 |
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| "What is Nanotechnology and is it dangerous?" - Anthony J Ryan |
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Nov 2003 |
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| "Tissue engineering of the skin: not a matter of beauty "- Prof. Sheila MacNeil from Sheffield University |
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Oct 2003 |
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| "Stem cells: will Superman ever fly again?" - Dr Jonathan Draper and Prof. Harry Moore from Sheffield University |
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