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Category Archives: Science Culture
Nerves? We (Nearly) All Have Them
Recently I had occasion to watch a young adult preparing to make a presentation. They were incredibly nervous, but when it came to standing in front of the audience little of that was evident. Just a small amount of self-deprecating … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged lectures, questions, seminars, timing
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Innovation: New ideas and New people
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of delivering a public lecture with the above title in the beautiful interior of Hereford Cathedral. This unusual venue, a wonderful testament to the ingenuity of medieval builders, was chosen by the Engineering … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Engineering Professors Council, Hereford, innovation, Not just for the boys, skills
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Pecking Orders Aren’t All They Seem
The term, pecking order, may have been coined in relation to poultry, the office boy kicking the cat clearly fits more into the domain of offices, but we all recognize the tendency to know one’s place in a hierarchy and … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged Cambridge, Dorothy Byrne, heads of house, intimidation, Laurie Bristow, Roger Mosey, Simon McDonald
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Anxious Times
I can still remember anxiously waiting for my first paper to appear. It must have been in 1976, because I know I had submitted the paper under my married name, although at the time the wedding was still some weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged bookshops, criticism, Not just for the boys, reviews
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