"Robots: What can we expect from them?"
Dr. Zack Butler
Associate Professor of Computer Science
RIT
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Revised October Cafe
Hi everyone, our scheduled October speaker is ill, so Dr. Zack Butler, Associate Professor of Computer Science at RIT, has graciously agreed to move up his talk by a month. Our October Cafe will be in 2 days, 7:00pm, Tuesday October 26, at the Pittsford Plaza Barned and Noble, on the topic:
We look forward to seeing you there.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
October Cafe in a week; November Cafe announced
Hi everyone,
The Rochester Science Cafe is happy to announce the next two cafe
topics. They will be:
October 26: “Action video games as exemplary learning tools”
Dr. Daphne Bavelier
Professor Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Imaging Sciences
Associate Director Rochester Center for Brain Imaging
University of Rochester
and on November 30 (the FIFTH Tuesday in November, after Thanksgiving):
"Robots: What can we expect from them?"
Dr. Zack Butler
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, RIT
13-time participant and 9-time champion member of the US National Puzzle Team
Cafes will continue to take place at 7:00pm at the Pittsford Plaza
Barnes and Noble on Monroe Ave., in the Community room upstairs.
Meetings will be the fourth (or fifth) Thursday of the month, unless clearly
noted otherwise. We'll continue to provide refreshments thanks to an
outreach grant from NASA, as well as interpretation services for the
deaf and hearing-impaired.
If you know someone who would like to be on the mailing list,
encourage them to send an e-mail to me, and we'll put them on the
list, or subscribe to the following public Google Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/rochester-science-cafe
The Rochester Science Cafe is happy to announce the next two cafe
topics. They will be:
October 26: “Action video games as exemplary learning tools”
Dr. Daphne Bavelier
Professor Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Imaging Sciences
Associate Director Rochester Center for Brain Imaging
University of Rochester
and on November 30 (the FIFTH Tuesday in November, after Thanksgiving):
"Robots: What can we expect from them?"
Dr. Zack Butler
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, RIT
13-time participant and 9-time champion member of the US National Puzzle Team
Cafes will continue to take place at 7:00pm at the Pittsford Plaza
Barnes and Noble on Monroe Ave., in the Community room upstairs.
Meetings will be the fourth (or fifth) Thursday of the month, unless clearly
noted otherwise. We'll continue to provide refreshments thanks to an
outreach grant from NASA, as well as interpretation services for the
deaf and hearing-impaired.
If you know someone who would like to be on the mailing list,
encourage them to send an e-mail to me, and we'll put them on the
list, or subscribe to the following public Google Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/rochester-science-cafe
Monday, August 16, 2010
First two Fall 2010 Cafes announced!
Hi everyone,
The Rochester Science Cafe will be back for the 2010-2011 session. The first two cafes will be:
As always, Science Cafes are regularly held at 7:00pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes and Noble. All Cafes are free and open to the public. Refreshments are provided, as is ASL Interpretation for the deaf and hearing impaired.
The Rochester Science Cafe will be back for the 2010-2011 session. The first two cafes will be:
September 28: “The science and folly of lifespan extending drugs”
Dr. David S. Goldfarb
Professor of Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Biomedical
Genetics, and Oncology
University of Rochester
October 26: “Action video games as exemplary learning tools”
Dr. Daphne Bavelier
Professor Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Imaging Sciences
Associate Director Rochester Center for Brain Imaging
University of Rochester
As always, Science Cafes are regularly held at 7:00pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes and Noble. All Cafes are free and open to the public. Refreshments are provided, as is ASL Interpretation for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Friday, April 16, 2010
April Science Cafe: Dr. Robert Williams, President of the International Astronomical Union
Rochester’s Science Café will take an insider’s look through the Hubble Space Telescope during a talk by Robert Williams, head of the International Astronomical Union, the association that reclassified Pluto as a “dwarf planet” in 2006.
Williams, a distinguished research scholar and a former director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, will present “Our Spectacular Cosmos: How a Hubble Astronomer Looks at the Universe,” at 7 p.m. April 22 at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes & Noble’s Community Room. Rochester Science Café—sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester—is a series of free talks and discussions intended for a general audience.
While serving as director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, Williams influenced the science program and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope. The institute and Goddard Space Flight Center operate the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope for NASA.
In 1999, NASA awarded Williams the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his leadership of the Hubble Deep Field project. The two-week project, involving more than 50 scientists, revealed thousands of galaxies. Williams other research interests include novae, or exploding stars, spectroscopy and nebular gas clouds.
Williams will also present “The New Universe Revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope” at 2 p.m. April 23 at the RIT Inn & Conference Center as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Arts and Letters program.
Williams, a distinguished research scholar and a former director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, will present “Our Spectacular Cosmos: How a Hubble Astronomer Looks at the Universe,” at 7 p.m. April 22 at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes & Noble’s Community Room. Rochester Science Café—sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester—is a series of free talks and discussions intended for a general audience.
While serving as director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, Williams influenced the science program and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope. The institute and Goddard Space Flight Center operate the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope for NASA.
In 1999, NASA awarded Williams the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his leadership of the Hubble Deep Field project. The two-week project, involving more than 50 scientists, revealed thousands of galaxies. Williams other research interests include novae, or exploding stars, spectroscopy and nebular gas clouds.
Williams will also present “The New Universe Revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope” at 2 p.m. April 23 at the RIT Inn & Conference Center as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Arts and Letters program.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Science Cafe Rochester - February Cafe
On February 23, at 7:00pm, Science Cafe Rochester is proud to present a talk and discussion on "The H1N1 influenza pandemic: Implications for the future", by Mark Treanor, M.D. of the University of Rochester. Dr. Treanor is a member of the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology.
The talk will begin at 7:00 sharp at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes and Noble, 3349 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Seating may be limited, so please arrive promptly. ASL interpretation services will be provided. Refreshments will be provided thanks to a grant from NASA.
Our March talk will be on the 23rd at the same time and location. Dr. Badri Krishnan of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), will speak about "Gravitational waves: Lighting up the darkest corners of our universe".
The talk will begin at 7:00 sharp at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes and Noble, 3349 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Seating may be limited, so please arrive promptly. ASL interpretation services will be provided. Refreshments will be provided thanks to a grant from NASA.
Our March talk will be on the 23rd at the same time and location. Dr. Badri Krishnan of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), will speak about "Gravitational waves: Lighting up the darkest corners of our universe".
Monday, November 23, 2009
Science Cafe Rochester: November Cafe
On November 24, at 7:00pm, Science Cafe Rochester is proud to present a talk and discussion on "Energy for the 21st century and beyond", by Prof. Philippe Fauchet of the University of Rochester. Dr. Fauchet was the chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the founding director of the Center for Future Health. Presently, he is the director of the University of Rochester's Energy Research Initiative, a Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering, a Professor at the Institute of Optics, in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Physics & Astronomy, a professor in the Materials Science program, and a senior scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
The talk will begin at 7:00 sharp at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes and Noble, 3349 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Seating may be limited, so please arrive promptly. ASL interpretation services will be provided. Refreshments will be provided thanks to a grant from NASA.
The talk will begin at 7:00 sharp at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes and Noble, 3349 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Seating may be limited, so please arrive promptly. ASL interpretation services will be provided. Refreshments will be provided thanks to a grant from NASA.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Pictures from the October Science Cafe
Prof. Mark Noble's talk on "Stem Cell Medicine: The next medical revolution" drew over 50 people for a thoughtful discussion, fascinating updates on cutting-edge medicine, and a very interactive Q&A session.
A video of the talk will be posted soon, so keep an eye out for it.
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