Local Science Cafés

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Science cafés, science pubs, and science trivia nights are a growing movement across the United States, offering a more casual setting for science learning and sharing. These events allow science enthusiasts to meet working researchers in person, and offer researchers a chance to directly share their passion with the public. You can learn more about science cafés at www.sciencecafes.org, a website organized by WGBH NOVA and the National Science Foundation.

The following café series are currently active in the Capital Region:

Astronomy on Tap (Davis, CA)
Hosted by: Victoria Strait
Dates: Monthly
Cost: Free to the public; beverages available
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AoT.Davis/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AoTDavis/

Short, fun astronomy talks at a brewery! Hosted at Sudwerks Brewing Company.

Davis Science Café (Davis, CA)
Hosted by: Dr. Jared Shaw, UC Davis Department of Chemistry
Dates: Second Wednesday of each month
Cost: Free to the public; complimentary soft drinks
Website: http://chemistry.ucdavis.edu/outreach/science_cafe.html
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/davissciencecafe

The Davis Science Café series is organized by Professor Jared Shaw with the UC Davis Department of Chemistry with graduate student Leslie Nickerson. The series is supported by the UC Davis Department of Chemistry and UC Davis Division of Math & Physical Sciences, and promoted by CapSciComm. Hosted on the second Wednesday of each month at City Hall Tavern in Downtown Davis, café topics have spanned the likes of milk science, wine science, sea level rise, hyperdimensional geometry, and coral reef ecology. All ages welcome.

Other science cafés with ties to the Capital Region:
Central Valley Café Scientifique (Fresno)
Science Uncorked (Bodega Bay)

Past science café series in the Capital Region:
WOW Science Night Live (Lodi)

Sac Science Distilled (Sacramento)

Community Conversations (Sacramento)

Nerd Nite (Sacramento)

Interested in starting a science café series in your neighborhood? Email us at admin@capscicomm.org and we’ll connect you with our resources and organizers.