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== Format ==
Typically, one monthly evening meeting is organised in a non-academic space such as a [[café]] or [[bar (establishment)|bar]] to which one or several scientists are invited to talk about their work in a topical or even controversial area. In Britain, most cafes follow a simple format <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Grand|first=Ann|date=2014|title=Cafe Scientifique|journal=Science Progress|volume=97|issue=Pt 3|pages=275–8|via=Sage|doi=10.3184/003685014X14098305289149|pmid=25549411|s2cid=39996652|pmc=10365456}}</ref> in which the speaker introduces the topic, typically for 15–20 minutes, then there is a short break, followed by a longer period of questions and discussion. Typically, speakers do not use presentation software.
Cafés aim to engage people in a conversation about the issues in science and technology that affect our lives and promote the cultural examination of science. Cafés are known for their informal and friendly atmosphere, and are believed to improve the image of scientists and careers in science.
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Between 2003 and 2005, Café Scientifique in the UK received grant funding from the [[Wellcome Trust]]. The Trust later supported a project to support cafés in UK schools (Junior Café Scientifique<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/science.outreach/outreachschemes/juniorcafescientifiquescheme/|title=Junior Cafe Scientifique Scheme|website=Durham University Science Outreach|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>) and in schools in Uganda.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mukhalu|first=Betty|date=2015|title=Café Sci East Africa: talking with young people about science and technology|url=http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25913/1/Cafe%20Sci%20East%20Africa%20Science%20Progress.pdf|journal=Science Progress|volume=98|issue=Pt 2|pages=189–91|via=Sage|doi=10.3184/003685015X14309161574830|pmid=26288920|s2cid=39888590}}</ref> Pupils were encouraged to choose the subjects they would like to discuss, and to organise, advertise and chair the cafés.
There have been efforts to take cafés beyond towns and cities – to the countryside (such as [[Montana]] in the
==Philosophy==
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==Current developments==
The Internet has supported the expansion of cafés. The main website provides support for new organisers around the world and individual cafés are using their websites to expand their audience and prolong the discussion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafescientifique.org/ |title=Home |website=cafescientifique.org}}</ref>
In [[Melbourne]], a recent development is 'Campfires and Science' – built on the same principles, but gathering people around the familiar setting of a campfire to learn, share ideas and get involved in doing science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.hindawi.com/opinion/campfires-and-science/|title=Citizen Science: Campfires and Science {{!}} About Hindawi|date=2018-06-10|access-date=2018-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610133611/https://about.hindawi.com/opinion/campfires-and-science/|archive-date=2018-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mailchi.mp/greatforestnationalpark/great-forest-national-park-update-autumn|title=Great Forest National Park Update - Autumn|date=2017-05-15|work=archive.is|access-date=2017-05-15|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170515023231/http://mailchi.mp/greatforestnationalpark/great-forest-national-park-update-autumn|archive-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> By organising trips into the forest and other wilderness area, the movement hopes to bridge the gap between metropolitan areas and rural areas by encouraging the public to get involved in doing science themselves, such as surveying species and mapping using [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/campfiresandscience/|title=(1) Campfires and Science|date=2017-05-15|work=archive.is|access-date=2017-05-15|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170515023452/https://www.facebook.com/groups/campfiresandscience/|archive-date=2017-05-15}}</ref>
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*[[British Association for the Advancement of Science]]
*[[British Council]]
*[[Café Psychologique]]
*[[Green Drinks]]
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