http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/04/05/cafe-scientifique-syracuse-an-update/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:31:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/04/05/cafe-scientifique-syracuse-an-update/comment-page-1/#comment-14336 Cafe Scientifique Chicago | Cosmic Variance Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:03:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/04/05/cafe-scientifique-syracuse-an-update/#comment-14336 [...] You may have read celebrated and successful bloggers such as Mark and PZ Myers enthusing about the “Cafe Scientifique” idea. It’s an attempt, international in scope but local in focus, to promote discussion about exciting scientific ideas between experts and non-experts in an informal environment. By “in an informal environment” we typically mean “in a bar,” although I suppose an actual cafe or similar venue would do just as well. The original Cafes were located in England, but the idea has subsequently taken off and spread around the world. It’s similar in spirit to KC Cole’s Categorically Not series that Clifford has mentioned. [...] [...] You may have read celebrated and successful bloggers such as Mark and PZ Myers enthusing about the “Cafe Scientifique” idea. It’s an attempt, international in scope but local in focus, to promote discussion about exciting scientific ideas between experts and non-experts in an informal environment. By “in an informal environment” we typically mean “in a bar,” although I suppose an actual cafe or similar venue would do just as well. The original Cafes were located in England, but the idea has subsequently taken off and spread around the world. It’s similar in spirit to KC Cole’s Categorically Not series that Clifford has mentioned. [...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/04/05/cafe-scientifique-syracuse-an-update/comment-page-1/#comment-14337 Spatulated Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:04:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/04/05/cafe-scientifique-syracuse-an-update/#comment-14337 you should webcast it, i have no idea how hard that would be, but if it was possible it would be awsome! you should webcast it, i have no idea how hard that would be, but if it was possible it would be awsome!

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