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Category Archives: Communicating Science
Classical Public Engagement?
One of the things I have noticed in the past couple of years is that all kinds of interesting and unexpected invitations come my way. I think this is something arising from the award of the L’Oreal/UNESCO Laureate in 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science
Tagged Essential Classics, public engagement, Sarah Walker, UNESCO
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Risk, Education and Politicians
As usual I’m a trifle behindhand in my reading, so only now am I catching up with the Darwin Lectures on Risk, a series of lectures given in 2010 and now available as a book or on your Kindle). This … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Education, Uncategorized
Tagged British Academy, David Spiegelhalter, mathematics, quantitative skills, risk, statistics
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Heroic Genius or a Distraction from Reality?
This week I strayed from my occasional home on the Guardian blogs to a mainstream print newspaper, writing a piece for the Telegraph to follow on from the Stephen Hawking Grand Design programme launch I wrote about briefly before. My … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Education
Tagged big science, Einstein, Newton, Primary School Curriculum
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Were You Inspired?
When someone sticks a microphone in front of you, it is all too easy for the truth to out, despite one’s media training. I have frequently been asked one particular question during interviews, but somehow this week I didn’t nuance … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged Adam Rutherford, Brian Cox, Dara O Briain, Martin Rees, role model, Will Self
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Standing on my Soapbox (in the Rain)
Standing on a soapbox may seem an odd thing for a scientist to do, but every year a bunch of women do just that in an attempt to capture the attention of passers-by on the South Bank in London. It’s … Continue reading
