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Café Scientifique is where you can have a drink and learn about the latest ideas and issues in science and technology in an informal setting. It’s not a lecture! It’s a place for group discussion and audience involvement is the most important ingredient. Find out about Café Scientifique around the world…

For more information on the upcoming Cafe Scientifique events listed below, click on the host city or the title.

Host	Date	Topic
Saskatoon	Thurs Mar 25, 2010	Walking the Line: Emergent Perspectives on Harm Reduction
Calgary	Wed Mar 24, 2010	Drawing the Link between Stress and Mental Illness
Ottawa	Tues Mar 23, 2010	It takes a village... Health Research is Everyone's Business
Toronto	Thurs Mar 4, 2010	Stem Cell Cures: Are we there yet?
Regina	Wed Mar 3, 2010	Blood Sugar Testing: Everyone's doing it..should they?
Windsor	Tues Mar 2, 2010	A Heartfelt Sadness: What is the connection between depression and heart disease?
Calgary	Tues Feb 23, 2010	Arctic Ice: How climate change is affecting the Canadian North
Toronto	Sat Feb 20, 2010	Did I really do that? The neuroscience of free will
Montreal	Thurs Feb 18, 2010	Beat Ovarian Cancer - Let knowledge be your weapon!
Halifax	Thurs Feb 18, 2010	Blood Sugar Testing: Everyone's doing it..should they?
Halifax	Wed Feb 17, 2010	Blood Sugar Testing: Everyone's doing it..should they?
Montreal	Tues Feb 9, 2010	Clearing a path to Mental Health
Calgary	Tues Jan 26, 2010	Pandemics: Risks and Reactions to an issue of public health
Ottawa	Tues Jan 26, 2010	Preparing the class of 2025 for the job market
Toronto	Sat Jan 16, 2010	Copenhagen Hangover: Is there anything we haven't heard about climate change?
Montreal	Tues Dec 1, 2009	HIV/AIDS: Are we winning the battle?
Montreal	Thurs Nov 26, 2009	Ovarian Cancer: What can we do to make a real difference?
Calgary	Tues Nov 24, 2009	Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and other Cosmic Mysteries
Toronto	Tues Nov 24, 2009	The Genetics of Mental Health
Ottawa	Mon Nov 23, 2009	In Conflict and in Peace: Supporting the Health of Global Populations
Toronto	Sat Nov 21, 2009	Is Technology Ruining Our Lives?
Toronto	Tues Nov 17, 2009	From the Playground to HIV: If risks for gay men start early, when should prevention begin?
Toronto	Mon Nov 16, 2009	Engaging the Public in Pandemic Flu Planning and Response
Toronto	Thurs Nov 12, 2009	Understanding Influenza through the Media
Toronto	Tues Nov 10, 2009	The stranger in the mirror - is it time to change the way we view eating disorders?
Quebec	Mon. Nov 2, 2009	Le cancer : Les réponses se trouvent-elles dans nos tissus?
Montreal	Thurs. Oct 29, 2009	Healing by Design
Calgary	Tues. Oct 27, 2009	Bacteria: Bane, Boon or Both?
Ottawa	Tues. Oct 27, 2009	Canada's Science Culture in 10 years - dead or thriving?
Toronto	Tues. Oct 27, 2009	Stranger in a Strange Land: How does immigration impact mental health?
Toronto	Saturday, Oct 17th, 2009	Making biofuel from crops: Food for thought?
Toronto	Thursday, Oct 1, 2009	Pandemics: Are we panicked or prepared?
Ottawa	Tues Sept 29, 2009	Animal ethics in today's food industry
Calgary	Tues Sept 22, 2009	The Oil Sands: Can we live without them?

Want to host your own Café Scientifique? Take a look at our 12 Step How To... and Sample Invitation.

Want to get the word out about your own Café Scientifique in Canada? Send an email request to cafescientifique@osc.on.ca and we'll add it to the calendar and the city page.