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105. What does it feel like to be a scientist?

105. What does it feel like to be a scientist?

by Len Fisher | 14 Sep 2015 | Mini Stories from Science, News

Some late night reflections on what it feels like to be a scientist, broadcast on ABC Radio National in Australia on September 13th, and now available as a podcast at...

Radio Talk: Communicating Science

by Len Fisher | 13 May 2007 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

“Ockham’s Razor”, ABC Radio National (Australia) My efforts to communicate science are often hampered by the fact that so many perfectly intelligent people are so ignorant about the basic principles of science… Listen to audio | Read...

The Ockham’s Razor Principle

by Len Fisher | 2 Oct 2005 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Ockham’s Razor, ABC Radio National Robyn Williams: If you’re a regular reader of New Scientist magazine, the chances are you’ll have seen Len Fisher’s friendly face staring from an ad about travel in Europe. It’s a scientific tour, led by...

Radio Interview: Weighing the Soul

by Len Fisher | 2 Feb 2005 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Late Night Live, ABC Radio National, Australia Mathematician, chemist, writer and broadcaster, Len Fisher, explains how scientists think about the everyday world, with some of the human stories behind scientific facts. The well known author of How to Dunk a...

Radio Interview: Dunking a Donut

by Len Fisher | 2 Nov 2002 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

The Science Show, ABC Radio National, Australia Summary Dunking’s dunking – right? Wrong! There is a science to dunking that explains why dunking a biscuit is quite different to dunking a donut. Program Transcript Robyn Williams: So Len, how do you dunk a donut?...

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