by Andrew Maynard | Nov 6, 2011 | Education, Emerging Technology
I’ve been up to my eyeballs this past few weeks in stuff, and haven’t had as much time as usual to post here. So this weekend I thought I would take the easy route and post a couple of videos from the recent Symposium on Risk, Uncertainty and Sustainable...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 7, 2011 | Education
Two years ago, I wrote a piece about ten things that inspired me to become a scientist. One of those was my high school teacher. We never kept in touch, but through the miracle of the web, that post eventually came to his attention, and we connected again. The other...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 14, 2011 | Communication, Education, Engagement, Public Perception, Recommended
Blockbuster movies aren’t usually noted for their scientific accuracy and education potential. But since its release last week, Steven Soderburgh’s Contagion seems to be challenging the assumption that Hollywood can’t do science. The other day I...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 11, 2011 | Communication, Education
There’s been quite a bit of chatter about the “Brian Cox Effect” in the UK recently, as interest in science seems to be on the rise. But I haven’t heard anyone talking about the “Charlie McDonnell Effect”. Maybe it’s because...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 5, 2011 | Civic Science, Education, Engagement, Peer review, Society
This morning I sat down with my 14 year old son and asked him what area of science caught his interest especially. He answered “the future of space exploration”. We carried out a search on the Web of Science for “future + space + exploration”,...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 24, 2011 | Education, Engagement, Society
Is social media messing up today’s teens? Adults, it seems, love to pontificate on the benefits and ills of emerging internet-based communication platforms on young people. But how often do they bother to listen to the teenagers they claim to be concerned...
