by Andrew Maynard | Aug 15, 2011 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement
If you are a teen who uses YouTube (or know of one – maybe even your own teenager), please think seriously about posting a response to this video: (You can also watch it directly on YouTube here). Over on the Risk Science Blog, I’ve just posted a piece...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 9, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
In 2004, the first International Symposium on Occupational Health Implications of Nanomaterials was held in Buxton in the UK. Seven years later, I’m preparing for a discussion panel at the fifth meeting in this very successful community-led series (being held...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 8, 2011 | Communication, Education, Engagement
Would You Lick Jam Off An Old Man’s Foot Or Drink Toilet Water For An Hour? Can you explain how gravitons can escape a black hole? Or do you have a good answer to the question “why are people annoying?” This is just a sampling of some of the more...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 3, 2011 | Communication
Living online is changing our brains – at least according to Baroness Greenfield in an interview posted today by New Scientist. Leaving aside questions over the extent to which Greenfield’s concerns are driven by misapprehension or plausibility, the...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 1, 2011 | Communication, Recommended, YouTube
Where I cover science at this year’s VidCon YouTube convention, take a look at science and engineering more broadly on YouTube, and suggest that for next year’s VidCon the organizers should bring together some of the leading science projects on YouTube...
