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 Apr 2005 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
Royal Institution, London I have to say that it is a rather awesome experience to be standing in the place where Michael Faraday once stood. Faraday is famous for having discovered how to manufacture electricity. My main claim to fame is having discovered the best way... by Len Fisher | 2 Jun 2004 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
BBC News Online However mundane a task you are trying to perform, whether it’s watering the garden or ironing a shirt, someone somewhere will probably have worked out a formula for doing it more effectively. If you’ve been reading the newspapers carefully... by Len Fisher | 1 Dec 2000 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
Interview for Venue Magazine, December 2000 1. A bit of background stuff; where and when born, parents’ occupations. Where d’you live? Any kids? I was born in Sydney, and moved to England in 1989. My father was an engineer who died when I was fourteen....
by Len Fisher | 1 Feb 1999 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
Nature, February 1999 Why did a light-hearted experiment attract so much attention from the media? The episode is an interesting lesson for those wanting to explain science to the wider public – equations do not always scare people away. Here is my justification:...