Jason said he would have loved to have taken part in a Café Sci when he was at school.
“I would have set up a Café Sci if they had been around at the time”, he told the pupils. “I was really into science and physics at school. I was mad about it!”
Café Sci at Pembroke School was organised by Year 7 pupils Joseph Davies (chairperson) Evan Phillips and Megan Hunter (co-ordinators), Niamh Clarkson and Laura Edward (publicists), William Taylor and Morgan Jones (logistics).
Jason gave a talk in the hall on his recently-published book, Dot Robot, which attracted rave reviews when it came out earlier this year, then hosted a question and answer session with the pupils about all aspects of science and technology – with questions ranging from ‘Which gadget could you do without?’ to ‘How would you change the computer?’
“I would make a computer that works!” he answered. “Too many try to do everything and then they just break down.”
The café was co-ordinated by Alastair Birch, Out of School Hours Learning Coordinator with Community Focused Schools, and Sarah Smith, Head of Year 7, with support from Kate Everett from Healthy Schools. The project also received funding from Lidl and the probiotic drink manufacturer Yakult.
