by Len Fisher | 31 Aug 2009 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
Daily Mail (London) (and many other newspapers) Felice Tocchini has created a biscuit which he claims can survive up to a minute in a hot drink before disintegrating into a sodden mess. This smashes the current record of 25.5 seconds for a chocolate digestive…The... by Len Fisher | 20 Mar 2009 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
Venue, 13–20 March 2009 An interview with Bristol’s Venue magazine that I am afraid I didn’t take very seriously, flattering though the appellation on “polymath” was! My answer to “What’s the cleverest thing you’ve ever done” was... by Len Fisher | 2 Aug 2008 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Oxford A talk which I gave at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, and which attracted some media attention. The talk was filmed and will form part of a forthcoming BBC4 TV series on the life and work of symposium founder Alan Davidson. An article featuring the... 
by Len Fisher | 4 Sep 2004 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Daily Express It’s amazing how just about any everyday activity has a scientific angle. Even stirring porridge can be turned into a scientific problem, as I found when I investigated the properties of the mysterious “spurtle” that is used to stir porridge in Scotland.... 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...