Science Café
What happens when you mix good food, libations and science? Lively conversation!
That's the formula for Tallahassee's Science Café, sponsored by the Magnet Lab and Ray's Steel City Saloon. For the 2001 - 2012 school year, we prepared a savory selection of scientific topics. Check out our list of speakers below to get an idea of the topics we cover.
Science Café on the Air
Listen to WFSU's Tom Flanigan interview Charlie Sanabria about ITER in this May 2012 radio clip about Science Café.
Science Café meets the first Tuesday of the month from 6:15 p.m. until about 7:30 p.m. at Ray's, located at 515 John Knox Road (across from the Tallahassee Mall). Our speakers are coached to keep their opening comments brief and informal, so that your questions and comments can help determine the flow of the conversation.
Because of the cafés' popularity, some talks have been standing room only. So when the cafés resume this fall, come early for a good seat!
Next Science Café
Tallahassee's Science Café is off for the summer and will resume September 4, 2012. Revisit this page in August to find out more about the next Science Café!
Previous Science Cafés
2012
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Topic
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Speaker
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May 1 |
A Star Is Born: Global project aims to solve energy crisis |
Charlie Sanabria, MagLab |
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April 3 |
Snakes & More: Biodiversity of the Big Bend |
Bruce Means, Coastal Plains Institute and Land Conservancy |
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March 6 |
Journey to Tibet: Science and the Woolly Rhino |
Yang Wang, MagLab |
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Feb. 7 |
The Buzz on Bees: Honey Bee Colony Collapse & More |
Jamie Ellis, University of Florida |
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2011
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Date
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Topic
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Speaker
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Dec. 5 |
From Bombs to Renewable Energy |
Albert Migliori, MagLab at Los Alamos National Lab |
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Nov. 1 |
Creativity in Science |
Greg Boebinger, MagLab |
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Oct. 4 |
Climate Change |
Jeff Chanton, Florida State University |
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Sept. 6 |
Art in Science: The World of Microscopic Photography |
Mike Davidson, MagLab |
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May 3 |
Chromium 6 and Tallahassee's Drinking Water |
Vincent Salters, Florida State University, and other panelists |
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April 5 |
It's About Time |
Harrison Prosper, Florida State University |
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March 1 |
Sex in the Soil |
Art Edison, MagLab at the University of Florida |
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Feb. 1 |
The Birth of Modern Science: Who Applied the First Scientific Equation |
Sir Harold "Harry" W. Kroto, Florida State University |
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2010
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Topic
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Speaker
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Dec. 7 |
The Great Unknown: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Brain Through MRI |
Susanne Cappendijk, Florida State University Medical School |
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Nov. 2 |
FDeconstructing Deepwater Horizon: Catastrophe and Cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico |
Amy McKenna and Ryan Rodgers, MagLab |
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Oct. 5 |
From Bio Fuels to Better Batteries: Exploring America's Energy Future |
Scott Hannahs, MagLab |
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Related Links
For more information about Science Café, contact Roxanne Hughes in the lab's Center for Integrating Research and Learning.
Updated May 1, 2012
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