by Sophia Collins | Apr 13, 2010 | Communication, Education, Engagement, Guest Post
A guest blog by Sophia Collins, producer of the on-line teen science event “I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here!” “itz hometime but we want to stay and ask questions” These are the words of a 14 year old student, at a school in inner-city...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 4, 2010 | Communication, Engagement, Nanotechnology, Recommended
The quality’s a bit flaky, but I thought I would upload this video for a bit of fun. It’s the first – and possibly the last – time I will simultaneously attempt to unravel the mysteries of nanotechnology… while baking a cake! Filmed at...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 24, 2010 | Communication, Education, Engagement
The website “I’m a Scientist – Get me out of here” should come with a government warning – something along the lines of “Visiting this site could seriously disrupt your professional, social and personal live while altering your...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 10, 2010 | Civic Science, Communication, Engagement, Policy
I was at a meeting a couple of weeks ago where engaging the public (or “publics” to be more accurate) in science came up. In the course of discussions, I mentioned an initiative by Research Councils UK to involve members of the public in developing a call...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 16, 2010 | Communication, Engagement
Prompted by a blog post by Stephen Hill this morning – and a flurry or Twitter responses to it – here’s a quick question on science and trust: Take Our Poll More on this in a later...
