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Falmouth Cafe Sci goes on-line! Announcing: The Virtual Cafe Sci From 22nd April, the Cafe Sci - and all the output of the Cornwall Science Community - goes on-line. And we are calling this programme: 'Keep Fit Exercises for the Brain' To reach out to all those in their own homes, and to reach out across the whole of the Duchy, all Cafe Sci talks for the foreseeable future will be live streamed, using Zoom; and entirely free. These talks start at 5.30pm and run to 7.00 approx. NB: All these talks will follow the standard 'Cafe Sci' format of a short talk with a speaker, followed by an extended Q&A. However, as they are all recorded, there is no longer any need to stay for the whole talk - you can leave and return to the recordings, via our new You Tube Channel, HERE Details for all these talks can be found :
Accessing the Virtual Cafe talks is pretty easy. But for security reasons, we ask attendees to register via Eventbrite, either by searching the general Eventbrite Whats' On pages, or looking for the specific address for each talk, as found on our Facebook page(s) Once you've registered for a ticket, you can access the talk here: https://bit.ly/3dCU4XO. So do be sure to give yourself enough time! ........................................................................... NB: You can also sign up there to receive notifications of all talks in this series, by clicking 'follow' for the Cornwall Science Community, on that same Eventbrite page ____________________________________________________________ For the general intention behind the Virtual Cafe Sci, and/or for the recordings of past talks, see our new You Tube Channel, HERE
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Please do take note: after seemingly endless re-configuration, (for details see a potted history: HERE) the Falmouth Cafe Sci programme will be fully incorporated into the Cornwall Science Community in 2020. For more on the future programme of the new CSC, see the website: HERE NB: This website site isn't interactive. This kind of (free) software is good for lengthy content, but not for discussion. But you can follow developments, and comment on the idea, the programme, or individual talks, via the Falmouth Cafe Sci Facebook page. (With apologies to all those who hate Facebook. But if you can suggest a better interactive web programme - please do!) The CSC was originally set up to be a local branch of the British Science Association - the BSA - until the BSA decided to close down its branch structure. Nevertheless, we do still hold with the BSA's view of science: "It’s not just a list of facts – it’s a mindset owned by anyone who approaches the world in an open-minded, sceptical, logical, systematic, empirically-oriented, tentative and curious way. That is exactly the Cafe Sci view; science is a mindset not a method, or a mere body of facts; and there is no subject that it can't cover. There is no subject area that is, or is not, suitable for 'science' The new Cornwall Science Community shares that view. For more background on the British Science Association itself, you can also check out the (national) website: HERE |
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Otherwise all these talks will follow the standard Cafe Sci format of a short talk with a speaker, followed by an extended Q&A.
...................................... Other topics in mind? Just let us know....... We are always open to suggestions for topics.... For future Cornwall Science Community events across the whole of the Duchy, see the CSC website: https://cornwallsciencecommunity.org/ Later in 2020 - possibly Date to be confirmed (Postponed from November 21st, 2018 ) Should we be sharing health data? With a panel of speakers - details t.b.c NB: This talk on sharing health data is now postponed to the new year, as two of our intended speakers now find they are unable to manage this date A national discussion, this year's series of Future Debates, hosted by/courtesy of the British Science Association in partnership with Genomics England. This round of Future Debates will consider the benefits and risks of a medical system that uses genomic data. How should it be stored and who should have access? Should everyone's genome be analysed at birth? And is there a duty to donate your genome, like we do with blood and organs? The British Science Association believes that science is a part of our everyday lives and that everyone should feel confident to talk about and be included in these topics. We want to empower everyone– not just scientists – to engage in conversation over science’s role in their own lives, their local economy, and the UK as a whole. To make sure these conversations are happening at a local level, the BSA nationally is working with Genomics England to run this series of debates across the country, looking at specific topics relevant to today. |
.............................................................................................. And for thse of you in Falmouth, there has been another related discussion group in this remarkably busy little town - The Philosopher's Hat Described as 'a place in spacetime to discuss what really matters (or doesn't)', this is a discussion group aimed at providing people with a space and time to don their Philosopher’s Hat and chat about any topic they fancy, over a pint in the pub. The group was meeting twice monthly on the 1st and 3rd Monday, at the Boathouse (pub), from 7pm. For the momentm the group does not meet. More details from the website: HERE and the Facebook page: HERE ....................... Otherwise...... the National Maritime Museum have now launched a new website, which they intend to be far more accessible and interactive. As they say: " The brand new NMMC.CO.UK is part of an overall re-fresh of the museum’s digital brand which also includes social media, email and video. "A new digital content strategy has increased the museum’s use of video content to communicate key messages and promote new events and exhibitions.... " Check out their site, below. ................ Other local talks and events coming up: ........................ Source Fm - Falmouth and Penryn's community radio - has a continuous programme of talks, music etc. For their website and up-coming programme; see their website: HERE At Redruth Cafe Sci The Redruth Cafe is no longer meeting, for a while at least. For details of past RCS talks, see their own website: HERE .................... Launceston Cafe Sci See their website: HERE ......................................... At the Falmouth Polytechnic The Poly has been host and home to most of Falmouth Cafe Sci talks - and a lot else besides. The documentary talks programme was becoming fuller; but the Poly is currently closed. For any latest news, see their own website: HERE ................. At the Maritime Museum for details, see their own website: HERE .................... At Falmouth/Exeter Uni, Penryn campus for details, see their website ................... MOOCs NB: Throughout October of 2015 we ran, in conjunction with the Poly on Tuesday afternoons, an experimental MOOC-tracking discussion group. What’s a MOOC, you ask (again)? This link to a specific page on this site HERE will tell you all you need to know. But in short, think: internet book club: watch a video, or take a whole course of weekly reading - and come and discuss it with similarly enthused people. Simples....... With the advent of the Cornwall Science Community (see above), we might like to revive this idea. There is the possibility of making this a more regular feature of MOOC, CSC and Poly life, in 2020...... |
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For future Cornwall Science Community events across the whole of the Duchy, see the CSC webite: https://cornwallsciencecommunity.org/
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About Falmouth Cafe Scientifique
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The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society ( a.k.a. "the Poly") is said to have been the first institution in this country to use the term "polytechnic" to describe the mixing of many skillsets in one educational endeavour.
Falmouth Cafe Scientifique: a pretty good pedigree
Falmouth Cafe Scientifique: a pretty good pedigree
