Category Archives: Communicating Science

What Genre Do You Write In?

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Athene Donald

I’ve been reading a surprising amount about conehead crickets recently. An insect I had never previously encountered but which crossed my path, metaphorically, twice in one day due to my bad habit of reading multiple books simultaneously. On my Kindle … Continue reading →

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Get a Life

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Athene Donald

I should have known better. At the Hay Festival last week, as my last post alluded to, I mentioned the gendering of toys. This point was one of many I tried to put across during my talk on why the … Continue reading →

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Masquerading Amongst the Literati

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Athene Donald

Things did not get off to a good start as I travelled to Hay-on-Wye this week. I arrived at Hereford railway station to be greeted by – nothing. No sign of the car meant to be picking me up to … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Athene Donald

Regular readers of my blog will have noticed there has been nothing new to read for a while.  I guess this could be ascribed simply to the familiar problem of writer’s block, but it felt more like a complete loss … Continue reading →

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Being Media-Savvy

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Athene Donald

I’m a great believer in media training, but the reality is that it isn’t as simple as ‘one size fits all’. Any training will no doubt help confidence and maybe point out your good and bad traits, but how to … Continue reading →

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