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A Work in Progress
No science discipline now can (or should) be seen as a silo, content to keep its boundaries closed against marauders from elsewhere. This is just as true of physics as any of the other sciences. For me, working at the … Continue reading
Kidding Yourself (The Impact Saga Continues)
This weekend I was persuaded by a member of my family to enter a local Parkrun. If, like me, you haven’t come across these before, I should say they offer weekly timed 5k runs at local venues. You just register, … Continue reading
Do we want to ‘feminise’ science teaching?
This week two rather different (scholarly) articles about women/girls and science were brought to my notice. One, a study of 14 year old schoolchildren began ‘Girls are more interested in studying science if topics are presented in a female friendly … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Women in Science
Tagged girls, role models, stereotype threat, teaching material
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What’s Sauce for the Goose….
Ah hubris! In my last post I discussed confidence, and tricks that anxious students and interviewees might care to practice so that, whatever their internal tremors, they can come across as cool and confident. I am sure that read as … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Education, Science Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged media training, nerves, practice, self-confidence
7 Comments
Where’s the Wow Factor?
Where’s the Wow Factor? was a question posed at the Physics Meets Biology meeting in September in the context of teaching Biological Physics, as I discussed before. I was reminded of this question while attending this year’s Institute of Physics … Continue reading
