Author: John McIntosh

Café Scientifique looks at the implications of governing homeland security on Feb. 12

Mariono-Florentino Cuellar, JD, PhD will speak on the topic “Governing Security: Implications for U.S. Science Policy, Risk Regulation, and Homeland Security" at the next Café Scientifique on

by John McIntosh
on February 10, 2013

On Oct. 9, Café Scientifique looks at how climate change also alters nature

"Changing Climate - Changing Nature" is the topic of the next Café Scientifique on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at SRI in Menlo

by John McIntosh
on October 6, 2012

Bioinformatics is Café Scientifique topic on Sept. 11

Dr. Peter Karp, Director of the Bioinformatics Research Group and Artificial Intelligence Center, is the featured speaker at Café Scientifique on Tuesday, Sept. 11, starting at

by John McIntosh
on September 10, 2012

Sleep expert is Café Scientifique speaker on Aug. 14

"Hot Topics: Raging Hormones and Their Effects on a Woman's Sleep Over Her Lifetime" is the topic of the next Café Scientifique on Tuesday, Aug.

by John McIntosh
on August 11, 2012

Café Scientifique focuses on autism research on June 4

Recently published research on autism genetics has implicated a range of genetic causes, but genetic differences explain only a minority of cases.  At Stanford, Ricardo

by John McIntosh
on June 3, 2012

“Language, Style and the Adolescent Social Order” is topic at April 10 Café Scientifique

Adolescents and pre-adolescents provide the linguistic primordial soup from which most vocal trends and popular slang emerge. A prime example is the conversation filler “like.”

by John McIntosh
on April 8, 2012

Astrophysicist looks at strategies to mitigate worst effects of climate change on March 13

Astrophysicist Frank H. Shu who will lead a discussion focused on nuclear energy at Café Scientifique on March 13 beginning at 6:00 pm. The presentation,

by John McIntosh
on March 12, 2012

Legacy of hazardous waste is topic at Feb. 14 Café Scientifique

Superfund is EPA's program to identify, investigate and clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the United States. In the Silicon Valley alone

by John McIntosh
on February 12, 2012

Café Scientifique shares journeys to two pristine coral reefs on Jan. 10

On January 10, Café Scientifique will feature the research of Nicole Crane and Giacomo Bernadi, which has taken them to some of the last pristine

by John McIntosh
on January 5, 2012

Oct. 11 Café Scientifique takes a look at cold fusion

Cold fusion was hot about 20 years ago, and then it faded almost into oblivion after being discredited as unrealistic. Today, it may be time

by John McIntosh
on October 9, 2011