Richard P Grant
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Category Archives: Public Engagement
You’d better watch out
It must be really tense in mission control during an ISS spacewalk on Christmas Eve. What better time to eat a burrito? From http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.Urm5rEDhyPG 2013-12-24 16.44.25 Zulu
On being mainstream
I know a lot of failed writers and editors—and pilots and athletes and actors and physicians. They’re all working in labs. Science! A long time ago, I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Public Engagement, Rants
Tagged careers, communication, defence, jobs, MOD, RAF, science
12 Comments
On diversity
I was in a minority last night, and not just because I was one of the few men at #talkfest, the third such event hosted by the Biochemical Society. Last night’s affair was addressing diversity in blogging. I’m not going … Continue reading
Posted in Ill-considered rants, People, Politics, Public Engagement, Science, you
61 Comments
On treating with respect
It’s all too easy to call someone stupid when they disagree with you. Understandable, but wrong nonetheless. Some of these people, who don’t seem to understand science or reason, may be politically motivated. Others may be genuinely confused, uncertain, or … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy, Nonsense, Personal, Public Engagement, Video
Tagged anti, denier, homeopathy, vaccination
18 Comments
On holding back the tide
Today is the Roman Catholic feast day for Canute IV, also known as Canute the Holy. This cove is not to be confused with Canute II, aka Cnut the Great. It’s Cnut the Great who, according to legend, famously failed … Continue reading
Whicker’s World
A “mammoth of news” is about to rise behind London’s Fleet Street, a printing press costing £600m and housing about 1,250 “cutting-edge” journalists. Ask not its value. Journalism jeers at the idea. The UK Press Commission has already been dubbed … Continue reading
Posted in Public Engagement, The stupid, it burns
4 Comments
On all sorts of wrong
Just in case you haven’t seen it elsewhere, here’s a quick one. A tweet from mjrobbins (also at the Lay Scientist) left me quite unable to work, this morning. I was seriously angered and sickened. Whatever your views on female … Continue reading
On a Bank Holiday
Two months ago now I wrote about the upcoming election in the UK, and what the two major parties (and Labour) intended to do about science engagement and communication. It was one of my usual off-the-cuff rants, full of piss … Continue reading
Posted in Public Engagement, Rants
58 Comments
On nutters
Oh dear sweet mother of God. My eyes turned green and my legs turned to MatriGel with jealousy when Jenny interviewed Billy Bragg (we are not worthy, we are not worthy, we are not worthy) a couple of weeks ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Politics, Public Engagement, Rants, Science
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