Monday 9th June starting at 7pm.

Barry Arnold one of our members will be giving a talk on “The Chocolate Story – Science and Serendipity”.

Barry worked for the Mars Confectionery Company for many years, both in the cocoa plantations and in research and development here in the UK.

He has a detailed knowledge of why so many of us like chocolate and of the scientific approach to understanding its appeal!

[Barry gave a short version of this talk at the Flash Talks in April. Though only a few people came to the April meeting there were some very interesting subjects and a lot of discussion. In fact it was so successful, that four new people who came along, immediately joined the Café and there was a request to repeat the evening.]

Our next event is on Monday 12th May starting at 7pm.

It is the European year of the Brain and the British Science Association have made the Brain their theme for May.

The speaker will be Dr. Katrin Deinhardt, Lecturer in Neuroscience, Centre for Biological Sciences, Southampton.

The title for her talk is “Home of memories and more – discovering the wonder world of the healthy brain” Katrin will discuss some general facts and properties of the brain, and of “memory”, and talk about big challenges and recent advances in trying to understand it.

Our next event is on Monday 14th April starting at 7pm.

*** Last-minute cancellation by Prof. Mark Pagel ***

In his place we’re going to try Flash Talks – Everyone is welcome to come along and give a 3-5 minutes talk (no longer) on a subject that they know well and think others might be interested in.

They’re great fun a you hear lots of stimulating ideas within a very short period. Food for the mind.

Our next event is on Monday 10th March starting at 7pm.

The speaker will be Sarah Paynter who works for English Heritage at Fort Cumberland.

Sarah specialises in the archaeology of metals from the distant past to the 19th Century.

Our next event is on Monday 10th February starting at 7pm.

The speaker will be Professor Philip Calder who is Professor of Nutritional Immunology at Southampton University.

His talk will be about “Omega 3”. His research focuses on understanding the influence of dietary fatty acids on aspects of cell function and human health, in particular in relation to cardiovascular disease, inflammation and immunity.

Our next event is on Monday 20th January starting at 7pm.

The speaker will be Professor Chris Rhodes who is now an independent consultant dealing with energy and environmental issues.

He came to talk to us before in September 2011 about when the oil runs out.

As always, the talk starts at 7pm and takes place in the Regency Room of the Shanklin Conservative Club.

A donation of at least £3 on the door is requested to cover room hire and speaker costs.

As December is a busy time with Christmas, we don’t hold a Cafe Scientifique meeting.

We’ll be back in January.

Have a happy holiday.

This talk is likely to be a popular choice with many Islanders.

The speaker will be IBM Master Inventor Andy Stanford-Clark. He’ll be talking about smart technologies and what makes them smart and giving examples of how they can be used, e.g. “lifting people out of energy poverty in Chale“.

He’s also the owner of the House that Tweets, which you may remember from back in 2009.

As always, the talk starts at 7pm and takes place in the Regency Room of the Shanklin Conservative Club.

A donation of at least £3 on the door is requested to cover room hire and speaker costs.

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Pam Ash and John have been working hard over the summer break and have released information about the first three Cafe Scientifique sessions on the new season, the details of which are below …

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The sixth and last Cafe Scientifique meeting of the season takes place this evening (more in September).

The speaker will be Professor Tara Dean who is Professor of Health Sciences/Director of Research at Portsmouth University. She’ll be covering the fascinating subject of ‘Food Allergies’.

Full details: Cafe Scientifique: ‘Food Allergies’