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Hunstanton Sand
I’ve just started reading a book called The Spirit of Enquiry by Susannah Gibson, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, an interesting society of which I was once a committee member (as well as a prize-winner). I … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science
Tagged Adam Sedgwick, Chladni's plate, lectures, standing waves
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Conversations in Amazing Libraries
Remarkably, I have been in three magnificent rooms of books in the last week, starting off with the Wren Library in Cambridge’s Trinity College. The first photo (which I admit I have taken from Diane Coyle’s Bluesky feed) gives an … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Women in Science
Tagged Diane Coyle, Mary Somerville, Royal Institution, Tabitha Goldstaub, Wren Library
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Voice: Finding Yours
Last week I was the protagonist in the curious ritual called a ‘post-prandial’ talk at my College (Churchill). In other words, after the whole Fellowship had met for the formal governance activity known as ‘Governing Body’, and after dinner (prandium … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Women in Science
Tagged authenticity, Carol Gilligan, giving talks, Maggie Thatcher
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Beyond the Comfort Zone
Last week started off in unfamiliar ways. I’ve written before about the challenges of doing something for the first time, and this week I had two consecutive days of things that felt stressful and unusual to me. These issues of … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Funding
Tagged Labour, New Scientist Live, Peter Kyle
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Nerves? We (Nearly) All Have Them
Recently I had occasion to watch a young adult preparing to make a presentation. They were incredibly nervous, but when it came to standing in front of the audience little of that was evident. Just a small amount of self-deprecating … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged lectures, questions, seminars, timing
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