Cafe Scientifique

Learn about “Ant Encounters” at Café Scientifique

We have all observed ants traveling in meandering highways through our kitchens in highly-organized missions to remove something sugary left on a counter top.  As

by John McIntosh
on February 7, 2011

Find out why it pays to do the right thing

The words "societal networks" may conjure up Facebook, Flickr and the like for you. For Stanford Professor Balaji Prabhakar, the term applies to a broad

by Linda Hubbard
on November 10, 2010

Café Scientifique looks at challenges facing California’s salmon

We've read that the Coho Salmon is facing extinction and watched the story unfold when the Pacific Fishery Management Council took the unprecedented step of

by Linda Hubbard
on September 13, 2010

Dr. Jill Helms talks about stem cells and regenerative medicine at Cafe Scientifique

According to Dr. Jill Helms, a professor of surgery at Stanford University, "the goal of regenerative medicine is, borrowing from the Foo Fighters, to Erase/Replace.

by Linda Hubbard
on August 10, 2010

Find about about “your brain on money” and the affect on today’s financial markets

Most of us remember the lesson in high school biology or psychology about the scientific discovery of a pleasure circuit in the mammalian brain. Maybe

by Linda Hubbard
on June 8, 2010

All about exercise and knees at Cafe Scientifique

Thor Besier, PhD,  Director of Research of the Human Performance Lab at Stanford, was the speaker (5/11) at Café Scientifique, hosting a wide ranging discussion

by Linda Hubbard
on May 11, 2010

Monthly science lesson: Where do stars come from?

There are few cities in the country where residents can take advantage of a monthly science lesson. And not just any science lesson, but one

by Linda Hubbard
on April 13, 2010

Opportunity to get steeped in slime & scum

Here's your  chance to find out everything you ever wanted to know about slime and pond scum.  On Tuesday, March 9, Cafe Scientifique will feature

by Linda Hubbard
on March 8, 2010

Come hear a whale of a tale at Café Scientifique

If you're a humpback whale and want to get fed, you've learned to sing for your supper - as well as corral your prey with

by Linda Hubbard
on January 12, 2010