Science and technology has provided society with some ingenious inventions over the years. We have lifts, we have cars, we have sofas, we have comfortable shoes, air conditioning, central heating. The list is endless. All these things, mostly invented since…
As part of our course this semester we have a core practical module in which we will learn some of the practical skills used in the broadcast media. Our first task is to produce some content on geo-engineering using radio, television…
A poem by Anonymous There is never true silence. Listen: Someone breathing, The whisper of the wind, Or the rabbit footsteps in the snow, The silence of the night, Or the spinning of the Earth in space, The caterpillar crawling…
Next Monday I start my induction to the Science Communication MSc at Imperial College, London. It's a new adventure for me, and for many of my new class mates. I was lucky to meet a few of them at the 21st birthday party for…
I haven't had much luck when it comes to the weather over the last year or so. In the summer of 2010, I booked a hot-air balloon flight, but due to rubbish weather (and rubbish luck) it got cancelled 8…
This summer I have been working as the Science in Society Assistant at the British Science Association. My main role has been to organise, run and produce the x-change, a daily highlights show at the British Science Festival. The live show brought…
It's not often that I am in the company of those who have written best-selling books about science, history, travelling and world culture. They are very rare people. But last week, during the British Science Festival in Aberdeen, I had…
Have you ever been to a talk in which the speaker was unbearably boring? Their voice was monotonous, their mannerisms slow, and they were reading verbatim from slides? If this sounds familiar, you must be, or have recently been, a…
Since the return of the Apollo 14 mission, no one has reached the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, were the first to step from their shuttle to walk and jump across the surface of our very own natural satellite…
This evening I had the pleasure of meeting some very inspiring women (and one gentleman). Tonight was the first meet-up for the Science Grrl crew. A few months ago, a very controversial video was commissioned by the EU to showcase and promote…
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