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What scientists need to know about communicating with journalists

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...
92. The art and science of dunking

92. The art and science of dunking

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...

Biscuit dunking on ITV Weekend!

by Len Fisher | 15 Sep 2014 | IgNobel Prize

  Watch me biscuit dunking on ITV Weekend! 
How To Dunk a Biscuit

How To Dunk a Biscuit

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!
I’m an IgNobel Prize Winner: Get Me Out Of Here!

I’m an IgNobel Prize Winner: Get Me Out Of Here!

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...

Ig Nobel Ceremony Honors Nutty ‘Scientific’ Research

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...
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