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By Barbara Liston, Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n

Americans may be turning away from the hard sciences at universities, but they are increasingly showing up at “science cafes” in local bars and\u00a0restaurants<\/a>\u00a0to listen to scientific talks over a drink or a meal.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Linda Walters presents at a recent Science Cafe in College Park, Florida.<\/p><\/div>\n

Want a beer with that biology? Or perhaps a burger with the works to complement the theory of everything?<\/p>\n

Science cafes have sprouted in almost every state including a tapas restaurant near downtown Orlando where Sean Walsh, 27, a graphic designer, describes himself and his friends as some of the laymen in the crowd.<\/p>\n

“We just want to learn and whatever we take in, we take in. But we’re also socializing and having a nice time,” said Walsh, who a drank beer, ate Tater Tots and learned a little about asteroids and radiation at two recent events.<\/p>\n

Others in the crowd come with scientific credentials to hear particular scientists lecture on a narrowly focused field of interest.<\/p>\n

But the typical participant brings at least some college-level education or at least a lively curiosity, said Edward Haddad, executive director of the Florida Academy of Sciences, which helped start up Orlando’s original cafe and organizes the events.<\/p>\n

“You’re going to engage the (National Public Radio) crowd very easily here,” said Linda Walters, a marine conservation biologist from the University of Central Florida who has lectured twice at the Orlando-area science cafes.<\/p>\n

Read the full article from Reuters here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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