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Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 12:12 PM

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Park NewsCafé Scientifique is a weekly series of talks on scientific and cultural themes held at the WAX bar at 27 Broad Street. You can eat at the cafe and then listen to distinguished speakers from academia hold forth on a diverse range of topics and then argue with them. You can learn more from their website www.cafe-scientifique.org.uk or if you click on "Read more..." below, I have included the autumn programme.
October 6: Nick Manning, Nottingham Univeristy - 'Men Behaving Badly' (in association with Mental Health Awareness Week)

October 13: Gary Rolfe, Portsmouth University - 'Can there really be evidence-based medicine in psychiatry?: de-constructing the dogma' (in association with Mental Health Awareness Week)

October 20: Chris Sunderland, Bible Society - 'What's the (Judaeo-Christian) Bible about in today's culture?'

October 27: Aaron Sloman, Birmingham University - 'Why should robots, or animals, have emotions?'

November 3: Vivette Glover, Imperial College - 'Foetal experience'

November 10: Marcus du Sautoy, All Souls College - 'The Music of the Primes'

November 17: Jim Turner, Nottingham University - 'The Redundant God'

November 24: Philip Cowley, Nottingham University - 'When Sheep Bark: The Voting of the Parliamentary Labour Party'

December 1: Robin Dunbar, Liverpool University - 'Why Humans really Aren't Apes'

December 8: Patricia Fara, Clare College - 'Sex, Botany & Empire'

December 15:'Wax in your ears' - an exploration of the nature of music, with members of the East Midlands COMA (Contemporary Music for Amateur Musicians ) ensemble celebrating the end of the fifth year of Cafe Scientifique & Culturel at WAX Bar!!



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