Explore the map below to find a science café program near you!

This project is pursued with approval, but has no relation or connection with sciencecafes.org. That program is no longer funded and has not been updated since 2015.

What are science cafes and why are they important?

The pace of scientific innovation vastly outpaces the rate at which the public can take it in. However that does not mean that the public does not want be left out of the conversation, and I agree that they should not. There is where science café type programs can help bridge the gap and bring the public into conversation with subject-mater experts in a non-academic setting. Typically these programs involve a short ~20-minute presentation on a given science or related topic followed by a Q&A, discussion, or activity. Some are organized by universities or science centers, others are run by groups of passionate graduate students. There is no prescribed way to do a science café. Whatever works best for the community it is serving.

Read more in my blog post on the topic.