by Len Fisher | 25 Mar 2015 | Mini Stories from Science
On November 26th, 1998, I was named by the London Times newspaper as “an enemy of the people” for using physics to work out the optimum way to dunk a biscuit. It was my first venture in using food as a vehicle to help communicate how science works. To date it has also... by Len Fisher | 2 Jun 2004 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
I even received the attention of poets. One of their poems has even appeared in an anthology. My favourite, though, was this one from a member of London’s Garrick Club, with the immortal couplet: “Some men delight in tits and bums, But I’m absorbed by biscuit crumbs”... by Len Fisher | 8 Nov 1999 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Daily Mail The publicity company came back for a second bite the next year. This time I looked at what liquid you should dunk you biscuit in. It was a simple but substantial bit of science, using a remarkable instrument developed at the University of Nottingham and...