All events
10th February 2020
Can’t we all just get along? Evolution and human co-operation
David Gordon

Join David Gordon, a lecturer in Psychology at the University Centre Shrewsbury as he discusses how the evolution of cooperation has ramifications for everything from Nuclear War to climate change.

9th March 2020
Clinical research in the NHS: Who needs it?
Helen Moore

The NHS has been receiving a lot of media attention lately, but what is really happening behind the scenes? What advances and challenges are currently taking place?

Join Helen Moore, Clinical Trials Manager at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital, as she delves in to clinical research in Shropshire. Find just how important patient and public involvement is and where clinical research is going as we all enter this new decade.

19th April 2020
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE:
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In line with government guidelines all Cafe Scientifique talks will be postponed until further notice. We look forward to bringing you more interesting talks and discussion soon. Stay safe out there and stay tuned in for updates.

20th April 2020
*POSTPONED* Machine Learning is a popular buzzword, but what does it actually look like, and how can we use it?
Alex Whittles

Join Alex Whittles from Purple Frog Systems to explore how machine learning can do some really useful and fun stuff, including creating a prediction model without writing any code, and training a deep learning neural net model to play a game. We’ll also look at the more sinister side of possibly losing control of Artificial Intelligence and if we’re all doomed!

11th May 2020
*POSTPONED* 3D Printing
Paul Brewer

TBC

8th June 2020
*POSTPONED* Recycling in Shropshire - what actually happens
Joanne Dudley

TBC

13th July 2020
*POSTPONED* Volcanology
Helena Moretti

TBC