Reading Roars!

In an earlier post, I mourned the declining interest in science. However, there is hope. Scientists are bringing their ideas to…the pub.

Café Scientifique is an initiative delivering science talks to the Queens Head Pub located near Reading University on Christchurch Road. The next session will be held on Monday 4 December, with Dr Stephen Harrison speaking about glacial melt and climate change. Chris Warrick will address a beery crowd on Monday 15 January 2007 on the subject of fusion.

These sessions have been running for two years, as far as I can gather, with talks ranging from the bizarre (The Science of Middle-Earth; The Science of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) to topical stuff (Obesity, dietary fats and health). The Café’s organising team has even been congratulated by a member of the Lords’ Select Committee on Science and Technology.

If you want to make science accessible, this is definitely a good approach to take, in my opinion.