Dubai · since 2013

Talk science over a cup of coffee.

Cafe Scientifique Dubai is a community built around ideas. Friendly, informal evenings about astronomy, science, technology and the future, where the conversation matters more than the lecture.

2013Founded in Dubai by Rohan Roberts
42Evenings of ideas, from de-extinction to the metaverse
1stCafe Scientifique of its kind in the Middle East
FreeAlways free to attend, and open to everyone
What we talk about

Four conversations, one curious room.

It is a forum for debating science, not a shop window for it. Science nerds and science novices sit at the same table, and questions that begin "this might be a stupid question, but…" are usually the best ones.

How an evening works

Less lecture. More conversation.

Saturday, five o'clock, a cafe in Dubai. Ninety minutes that start with one idea and end with a room full of new friends.

20'

A short talk

A guest speaker opens the topic in about twenty minutes.

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Coffee break

Mugs are refilled and the conversations begin.

30'

Open discussion

The floor is open for debate, ideas and a short science video.

Q&A

Questions

Fifteen minutes of questions, then a social from seven.

Guest speakers

World-class minds, at cafe distance.

Scientists, authors, astronauts and futurists pull up a chair at Cafe Sci Dubai.

Aubrey de Greylongevity Jason Silvafuturism George Musserphysics Moon Ribascyborg artist Donald Thomasastronaut John Smartforesight

In the news, on the radio, on TV.

Cafe Sci Dubai is part of the city's conversation.

  • BBC World News
  • Gulf News
  • The National
  • Khaleej Times
  • TimeOut Dubai
  • Dubai Eye 103.8
  • Dubai One
  • Emirates News
  • What's On Dubai
  • Classic FM
  • Dubai Week
  • Spectrum 7
“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
Carl Sagan