Café Scientifique
is an international movement of scientists and interested citizens who organize informal monthly discussion groups. Our goal is to provide a place for public discussion of interesting and controversial issues in contemporary science.
In Boulder
we are currently meeting at the Coach's Corner at the Millennium Hotel 1345 Twenty-Eighth Street
Refreshments begin at 5:30 pm and the talk starts at 6:00 pm. Traditionally the presenter will speak for 15 - 25 minutes, which is followed by a question and answer period that lasts until ~7:00 pm. We then brake, however, the speaker usually stays around for individual discussion and questions with audience members that wish to talk further. We usually meet
on the second Tuesday of the month (check the website for exact dates as this sometimes varies).
The Boulder Café
is sponsored by The University of Colorado Chapter of Sigma Xi, and is organized by Carol Kearns, Michael Breed, Martin Walter, and PJ Bennett. For more information or to be added to our email list for monthly notifications of Café Sci events, click here.
For more information on international Café Sci venues and the history of Café Sci, visit:
http://www.Café scientifique.org/inthemedia.htm
There is also a Café Sci in Denver:
http://Café scicolorado.org/
OUR NEXT Café:
December 13, 2011
Brian Ebel
Research Hydrologist and Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, USGS
TITLE
Fire and Rain: The Summer of 2011 in Fourmile Canyon, CO
ABSTRACT
In September 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire in Colorado destroyed 169 homes and caused over $200 million in property losses. Over 300 intact homes lie within the wildfire boundary, some of which may be vulnerable to wildfire-enhanced natural hazards such as debris flows and flash floods. These potential hazards are hydrologically-driven, creating an imperative to understand hydrologic processes after wildfire. This talk will summarize the ongoing efforts by the U.S. Geological Survey in the area affected by the Fourmile Canyon Fire to investigate how landscapes impacted by wildfire respond to rainfall and snowmelt. The ultimate goal of this research is improved knowledge of wildfire impacts on water resources, vulnerability to natural hazards,and hydrologic controls on landscape recovery.
Upcoming Cafés
January Café
Sam Flaxman
Asst Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, CU Boulder
Title
TBA