Chronological Video Sampling of Past Cafes

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"Science cafés are live events that involve a face-to-face conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to everyone, and take place in casual settings like pubs and coffeehouses." - NOVA ScienceNOW

Wikipedia describes a science cafe as a grassroots public initiative to demystify science, and a forum to engage the community in science.

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December 13, 2008 Gordon Geballe was the discussion leader for "Industrial Ecology: an oxymoron?" December 13, 2008 Credits Camera: Simon McGann Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Scott Kushman of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe	January 25, 2009 Tom Pollard was the discussion leader for "Darwin's 200th birthday: how evolution helps us understand life on earth" January 25, 2009 Credits Camera: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Scott Kushman of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe
February 28, 2009 A short video clip from Shankar's afternoon at the cafe: "Quantum Mechanics: does anyone get it?" February 28, 2009 Credits Camera: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Scott Kushman and Doug Sisson of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe	March 28, 2009 "Antibiotics: past, present and future" - Susan Baserga March 28, 2009 Credits Camera: Simon McGann Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Scott Kushman and Doug Sisson ofof BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe
April 18, 2009 "Dark Matter and Dwarf Galaxies" - Marla Geha April 18, 2009 Credits Camera: Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Deepti Pradhan Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Scott Kushman and Doug Sisson of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe Dedicated to the memory of Kalpana Reddy	May 9, 2009 "Biodiversity and Global Changes" - Michael Donoghue May 9, 2009 Credits Camera: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Scott Kushman and Doug Sisson of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe
June 6, 2009 "The platypus: a vestige of the past" - Caroline Zeiss June 6, 2009 Credits Camera: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Scott Kushman and Doug Sisson of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe	September 19, 2009 "Globalization of Coffee: From Islamic Wine to International Latte" - Nayan Chanda Septmber 19, 2009 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Doug Sisson of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe
November 1, 2009 "Genetic ancestry: history alive and what it tells us" - Himla Soodyall November 1, 2009 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Doug Sisson of BCTV Venue: Sweet Bears Dessert Cafe	November 22, 2009 "The Dark Side of the Universe: shedding light on dark matter and dark energy" - Daniel McKinsey November 22, 2009 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: Doug Sisson and Scott Kushman of BCTV Venue: Nellie Green's Restaurant
January 23, 2010 "The Origins of Irrationality" - Laurie Santos January 23, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: Cranberries Catering and Cafe	February 20, 2010 "The Race to Build a Quantum Computer" - Steve Girvin YouTube Video Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: Nellie Green's Restaurant
February 27, 2010 "The Intersection between Science and Social Action: The Case of Climate Change" - Rajendra Pachauri February 27, 2010 Credits Camera: Scott Kushman Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: Nellie Green's Restaurant	March 20, 2010 Supra-organisms: Communal Harmony between Humans and Microbes - Paula Kavathas March 20, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library
April 10, 2010 "The Giant Galapagos Tortoise: Saving Lonesome George's Line from Extinction" - Gisella Caccone April 10, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library	April 24, 2010 "Unraveling the dark side of the Universe" - Priyamvada Natarajan April 24, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library
July 10, 2010 "Love, trust & oxytocin: how the brain figures it all out" - Professor Meenakshi Alreja July 10, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library	September 18, 2010 "Learning from Nature: how to use solar energy for renewable fuel production" - Professor Gary Brudvig September 18, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library
October 23, 2010 "The Visible and Invisible World of Viruses" - Professor Daniel DiMaio October 23, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library	November 13, 2010 "Aircraft engines: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" - Professor Sharvan Kumar November 13, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library
December 18, 2010 "Math, Music and Mind" - Professor Ian Quinn December 18, 2010 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library	January 22, 2011 "A soft touch for robot and prosthetic hands" - Professor Aaron Dollar January 22, 2011 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library
March 5, 2011 "Patterns and Fractals: Mathematical Mysteries Revealed" - Professor Amanda Folsom YouTube Video Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library May 14, 2011 "Hubble Who?" - Professor Moshe Gai November 19, 2011 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library	April 16, 2011 "Morphine, Mint and Chili Peppers: An introduction to the neuronal pathways of pain" - Dr. Daniel Broom. YouTube Video Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library August 13, 2011 "Personalized cancer therapies - how they work, and new approaches" - Professor David F. Stern August 13, 2011 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library
September 10, 2011 "Wiring the brain, one connection at a time" - Professor Thomas Biederer September 10, 2011 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library November 19, 2011 "Physics of the oil patch" - Martin Cobern November 19, 2011 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library February 6, 2012 "Getting under your skin" - Professor Valerie Horsley February 6, 2012 Credits Camera: Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library	October 22, 2011 "Stress, Resiliency and PTSD: From Neurobiology to Treatment" - Professor John Krystal October 22, 2011 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library January 7, 2012 "Adventures in Lung Cancer" - Dr. Thomas Lynch, Jr. January 7, 2012 Credits Camera: Deepti Pradhan, Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library March 17, 2012 "Genetic predisposition for cancer: would you want to know?" - Ellen Matloff March 17, 2012 Credits Camera: Ashvin Pradhan-Shenoy Music: Agasthya Pradhan-Shenoy Camera, recording and production equipment loaned by Branford Community TV Special thanks to: BCTV Venue: James Blackstone Memorial Library