Monday 21 April 2014

Does Going Green Cost the Earth? Cafe Controversial with Dr David Toke

On March 18th,  Dr David Toke,  of Politics and International Relations, within the University of Aberdeen spoke at the second cafe controversial of the series in Satrosphere Science Centre
With energy bills ever on the increase, our drive towards renewable energy is often singled out for blame, but is this fair? Join us as we discuss the economic impact of going green.

The talk "Does going green need to cost the Earth?" can be listened to here: 




You can keep up with the programme of events for cafe controversial on facebook and see the whole programme of talks in 2014 here.

Buy One Throw One Out. Cafe Controversial Series with Dr Jennie Macdiarmid.

Dr Jennie Macdiarmid, from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen launched the new cafe controversial series on February 18th in Satrosphere Science Centre.
"With food waste on the increase we question how much promotional offers in supermarkets are to blame, what impact food waste is having on the environment and how we might weigh up what we really need."
You can listen to the talk called "Buy one, throw one out" here:



You can keep up with the programme of events for cafe controversial on facebook and see the whole programme of talks in 2014 here.

Northern Lights - Cafe Scientifique Inverness with Dr Lyndsay Fletcher

Dr Lyndsay Fletcher, School of Physics and Astronomy University of Glasgow launched the new Cafe Scientifique series in Inverness in March with a talk all about the Northern Lights.

You can listen to her talk and the Q&A session here:


Also you can see a demonstration (with elastic band!) of the northern lights here

 You can keep up with Cafe Scientifique Inverness on Facebook and view the whole programme of events running throughout 2014!