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The awesome power of multicrastination

The awesome power of multicrastination

by Len Fisher | 2 Jul 2015 | Stray Thoughts, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Stanford philosopher John Perry was awarded a spoof IgNobel Prize for his theory of “structured procrastination.” It took the organizers fifteen years to get round to awarding him the prize, but finally happened in 2011. Now I am getting around to writing about....
90. Millikan and Ehrenhaft: a lesson in scientific thinking

90. Millikan and Ehrenhaft: a lesson in scientific thinking

by Len Fisher | 2 Jun 2015 | Mini Stories from Science, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Today (June 2nd) is the 102nd anniversary of Robert Millikan’s publication of his measurements of the charge of the electron. But he had a competitor – the congenial Viennese physicist Felix Ehrenhaft, a frequent host to Einstein and others. So how come Millikan got a...
How much wine can you get into a bra?

How much wine can you get into a bra?

by Len Fisher | 4 May 2015 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing, Stray Thoughts, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Some years ago I presented a radio programme for BBC Radio 4 on the design of the perfect sports bra. One of our problems in preparing the programme was to work out the appropriate cup dimensions, which I was doing surreptitiously while talking to my producer by...
Scientists should be required to write lay summaries of their publications

Scientists should be required to write lay summaries of their publications

by Len Fisher | 21 Apr 2015 | News, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Two scientists from the University of Washington in Seattle have come up with a simple, but revolutionary idea: that all scientific articles should be accompanied by lay summaries accessible to the interested non-scientist (http://www.pnas.org/content/112/12/3585). I...

On my Mini Stories from Science

by Len Fisher | 21 Feb 2015 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

The most effective way of teaching and communicating science that I know is to take students, listeners and viewers behind the scenes to share WHY scientists ask the questions that they do and HOW they go about looking for answers. Unfortunately, many teachers and...

Fair enough?

by Len Fisher | 13 Jul 2014 | Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Ockham’s Razor, ABC Radio In Australia the topic of fairness is often discussed. For example we ask questions whether it’s fair to raise the retirement age, we question whether our electoral system is fair, whether it’s fair to allow racial abuse for...
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