by Len Fisher | 14 Oct 2015 | IgNobel Prize, Stray Thoughts
Several colleagues have drawn my attention to a blog by Pete Warden on how scientists should talk to journalists (http://petewarden.com/2015/09/27/how-to-talk-to-journalists/). Having had the experience on many occasions, and having worked out my own set of rules, I...
by Len Fisher | 5 Jun 2015 | IgNobel Prize, Mini Stories from Science
June 5th On this National Donut Day in the U.S., here is the first chapter of my prize-winning “How To Dunk a Doughnut”: an illustration of how scientists think about the problems of everyday life. One of the main problems that scientists have in sharing... by Len Fisher | 15 Sep 2014 | IgNobel Prize
Watch me biscuit dunking on ITV Weekend!
by Len Fisher | 17 Jan 2014 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing, IgNobel Prize
Live appearance (and demonstration) on BBC TV “One Show” by Skype from my kitchen in Australia, and went without a hitch!
by Len Fisher | 1 Dec 2009 | IgNobel Prize, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
BBC Focus Magazine How would you use science to help you escape from a desert island? My solution, which began with using loose change to make a battery, was illustrator James Reekie’s personal favourite. If I were marooned with a group of others, I would set up a... by Len Fisher | 2 Dec 1999 | IgNobel Prize
Harvard College Gazette U.S. newspaper story about the IgNobel prizes with pics of what happens on stage, with real Nobel Prize winners (!) sweeping up paper darts that have been thrown by the audience. The ceremony was all great fun, and featured “Miss Sweety Poo”, a...