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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Where Were the Women?
I know that many people feel the Royal Society is a stuffy, white male institution, unwelcoming to women and other minorities, but I cannot agree. It may have had a long history of excluding women, but no more and, in … Continue reading
Posted in Women in Science
Tagged Eleanor Ormerod, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Royal Society, Stella Butler
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The Importance of Community
I mentioned the book by Jeffrey Abbott and Andrew Maynard, AI and the Science of Being Human, in a previous blogpost. I love its optimism about how all of us could work with AI without letting it take us over … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged AI, Brian Pippard, Ray Dolby Centre, screens, tea break
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Being Practical (Or Not)
Last week I attended a workshop on the future of practical science in schools at the Royal Society. Driven in part by the findings of the 2023 Science Education Tracker, that students at secondary school were frustrated they had little … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Curriculum and Assessment Review, Science Education Tracker, teachers
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Is That What Makes Me Human?
I have been reading the recently published book AI and the Art of Being Human by Jeffrey Abbott and Andrew Maynard. I found it a fascinating – and indeed optimistic – book, which prompted a lot of reflection, although not … Continue reading
Civic Responsibilities
The University Vice Chancellor Debbie Prentice, with Lord Patrick Vallance and Minister Pennycook at this week’s Innovate Cambridge Summit This week saw various significant announcements for and from the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge region and the wider so-called Ox-Cam … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Equality
Tagged apprentices, inequality, Innovate Cambridge, Patrick Vallance, transparency
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