Liverpool Cafe Scientifique

11/08/2015

A little while ago Brain Cox was on the Today Program talking about what we need to know about science.
He concluded with the comment 'science is never right'.
Is he right? Should we ask for our money back?

We should all understand the 'cultural importance' of science

04/08/2015

"Old mice that received young blood experienced a burst of brain cell growth in the hippocampus"...

The long read: A series of experiments has produced incredible results by giving young blood to old mice. Now the findings are being tested on humans. Ian Sample meets the scientists whose research could transform our lives

22/07/2015

Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss discussing biology, cosmology, religion, and a host of other topics (two hours long - have your popcorn ready)

Join critically-acclaimed author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and world-renowned theoretical physicist and author Lawrence Krauss as they discu...

22/07/2015

James Flynn - on Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents' -well worth watching - not too long:

In 1900, only 3% of Americans practiced professions that were deemed "cognitively demanding." Today, 35% of us do, and we have all learned to be flexible in ...

17/07/2015

This is more comprehensive about the expanding universe:

You may think the Universe began with a big bang, but really, as World Science Festival co-founder and Columbia University physicist Brian Greene points out, the Big Bang explains how the Universe evolved. A small difference but an important one. Scientists just don’t know what propelled that primor…

17/07/2015

All about dark energy:
To Infinity and Beyond: The Accelerating Universe

Dark energy is cosmology's biggest mystery—an anti-gravitational force that confounds the conventional laws of physics. It makes up more than two-thirds of t...

10/07/2015

Many thanks to Professor Chris Collins for his talk on Wednesday - amazing stuff.

05/02/2015

The next meeting of Liverpool Cafe Scientifique takes place on Wednesday 11th February.
https://www.facebook.com/events/505467729591036/

14/11/2012

The next meeting of Liverpool Cafe Scientifique:

http://www.facebook.com/events/421470964573455/

11/07/2012

Many thanks to Jeff Forshaw for last night's talk. For those who couldn't make it, you missed a great treat last night.

13/06/2012

Many thanks to Chris Rhodes for last night's talk. Very illuminating and scary stuff.

29/05/2012

Neil deGrasse Tyson Delivers the Greatest Science Sermon

In this not-to-miss video, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson delivers what