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Category Archives: Communicating Science
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
14 Comments
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
25 Comments
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
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
When I was a child a common response, from boys only I suspect, to ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ was ‘An engine driver’. Even if a few girls shared the dream, I doubt they would … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Communicating Science
Tagged locomotive, National Railway Museum, steam
11 Comments
Writing the Wrong Stuff
Previously on my blog I have discussed both the challenges of writing for different audiences and the difficulties for students to get on top of thesis writing with little prior experience to help. I have written from the point of … Continue reading →