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Category Archives: Communicating Science
Science, Culture and All That Jazz
People seem to think that science and culture are two different things. Just as Stefan Collini, in his 2012 book ‘What are Universities for? ’ constantly referred to scientists and scholars, as if scientists were unable to join the (implied … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged Matthew Arnold, Melvyn Bragg, Two Cultures
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Knowledge versus Experience
One of the things that is always said about teaching is that it shows you what you do or don’t know. You can’t flannel an explanation to a student who keeps asking probing questions though you may manage to do … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged career progression, mentoring, public speaking
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Reminiscing On my Travels
I am often asked, what do College Masters do? Some people seem to think it is similar to being Warden of a Hall of Residence (i.e. sorting out broken light bulbs or disputes between neighbouring students), but it isn’t like … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Women in Science
Tagged alumni, Boston, Churchill College, New York
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Style Matters
I was reading a reference recently and I noticed a sentence containing the word ‘responsible’ twice in the same sentence. I stopped reading and reached for the metaphorical red pen. It mattered not a whit in this context, but it … Continue reading
What Makes a Breakthrough?
Until a few days ago, I’d never really thought very much about the Breakthrough Prize, a huge collection of prizes created by Mark Zuckerberg and friends. Or, more precisely a smallish collection of huge prizes, the big ones each being … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Funding
Tagged BBC, Breakthrough Prize, Longitude Prize, Saul Perlmutter, YourLIfe
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