The Bay Area has long been known for its intellectual and cultural scene. Beat poets, musicians and visual artists have all visited the city's bars and coffee houses. Now, Scientists are stepping out of the lab and into cafes where enthusiastic crowds sip on a beer or cappuccino and listen to lectures on black holes, string theory or the math of Greek architecture. Call it "geek chic", science is in.
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Andrea Kissack is Senior Editor for QUEST at KQED Public Radio.