Imitation and inspiration

Inspired by nature, created by science.  Science can be thought of as the study of nature, the discovery of what makes our world tick. By observing the natural world scientists learn what it is made up of, how species go…

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Curiosity, a trilogy

This was a piece I wrote in August for the recently published November/December 2012 issue of the Popular Astronomy Magazine. Each planet has its own story to tell, a history of how it became what it is today. The Grand…

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Science in the Surrey Advertiser

For our first assignment we were asked to do a content analysis of the broadcast media to see how they reported on science. It was pitched as a very open-ended piece of work, and we were required to decide our…

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Science Grrls

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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