1998
Beyond Evolution
May 19th
Professor Anthony O'Hear (Bradford)
The first Café was at In Vino Veritas on Regent Street. The speaker criticised Richard Dawkins, and suggested that we could learn more about human nature from culture than from biology.
The Science Wars
Jun 22nd
Professor Alan Sokal (NYU)
Sokal's Hoax was the publication of a nonsense article on particle physics in a respected journal of postmodern analysis. Sokal criticised continental philosophy and deconstruction theories.
UFOs: Are they a threat to science?
Sep 21st
Graham Birdsall (editor)
The editor of UFO Monthly argued for the possibility of UFOs.
Politics finds Food Science Indigestible
Oct 5th
Dr Richard Lacey (Leeds)
Richard Lacey made a characteristically robust attack on the food industry and on lax government regulation.
Does Sex Matter?
Oct 19th
Helena Cronin (LSE)
Helena Cronin, who had organised the Darwin Seminars at LSE, argued that evolutionary psychology provided relevant insights into the differences of behaviour between men and women.
The Chemistry of Pre-Adolescence
Nov 2nd
Dr Oliver Sacks (neurologist)
Oliver Sacks read extracts from the book he was writing, Uncle Tungsten, and talked about the boyish fun to be had out of chemistry.
What Remains to be Discovered
Nov 16th
Sir John Maddox (editor)
The Editor of Nature rejected the current idea that science has almost come to and end.
Mapping the Mind
Nov 30th
Rita Carter (author)
Rita Carter discussed the new technologies of neurology and came to the conclusion that we are robots who delude ourselves into believing we have free will.
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