Science Café
Science Cafés bring scientists face-to-face with the general public in the comfortable, lively atmosphere of a neighborhood café or pub. The evening begins with a brief presentation by a scientist, which kicks off an extended discussion session between the scientist and audience. Previous cafés have covered climate science, evolution and religion, robotics, and health care, just to name a few. All Science Cafés are free to the public, open to all ages and no science background is required! Learn More
February Queen Anne Science Café
The Art & Science of Reading
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 7:30 p.m. - TS McHugh's
Are certain fonts easier to read than others? Is Comic Sans the perfect email font? At the February Queen Anne Science Café, join Microsoft's Kevin Larson, PhD, to discover how optical illusions in some popular fonts make things easier to read and how the design and appearance of text can make you more cognitively creative.
T.S. McHugh's is located at 21 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109.
February Eastside Science Café
"Elwha River Dam Removal"
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 7 p.m. - Wilde Rover
After beginning last September, we've heard a lot about potential impacts of the dam removal on the Olympic Peninsula's Elwha River. How will salmon populations respond to the destruction of the two dams? At the February Eastside Science Café, join George Pess of NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center to explore how scientists track its effects on salmon and what results they've discovered so far.
Wilde Rover is located in downtown Kirkland at 111 Central Way.
February Tacoma Science Café
Sex In The Sea
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 6:30 p.m. - Swiss Pub
Sex is essential for Darwinian fitness, or how successfully an organism passes on its genes. At a special Valentine's Day Tacoma Science Café, join the University of Puget Sound's Peter Wimberger, Ph.D. to explore the many ways that marine organisms, from anemones and barnacles to flat worms and mussels, reproduce.
The Swiss Pub is located at 1904 Jefferson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402.
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All Science Cafés are recorded by KCTS9 and are available for online viewing. If you have questions, comments or suggestions for future Science Café speakers please contact us at science.cafe@pacsci.org.
This program is currently made possible by support from the MetLife Foundation. This program is also made possible by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), grant number 1R25RR032168-01, from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). All Science Cafés are held in partnership with KCTS 9.
