Tues 19th Jan: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

The Storey Auditorium

What Does It Mean To Be a Scientist?
By Diane Hope PhD
 
How does being a scientist affect our view of the world and how we operate in it? A scientific training can be very useful - in many areas of life, but are there less obvious and potentially negative aspects to a science-based outlook? In this first Lancaster Café Scientific, we embark on a debate on the advantages – and the limitations - of a career in science.
 
Speaker Diane Hope PhD brings a view from both sides of the fence to the debate. She was a research scientist for 20 years before starting a new career as a sound recordist and radio producer 3 years ago. She has worked as a scientist in exploration geology, soil science, water chemistry, the global carbon cycle and most recently she managed a large interdisciplinary urban ecology research programme at Arizona State University. She will engage the audience in a debate about how being a scientist can enhance – and potentially limit – ones world view and invites people from all backgrounds and career paths to come along and join in the discussion.

Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. 

To be held every third Tuesday of the month, with a different topic each time.

If you have a topic you wish to be discussed, please don't hesitate to

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