by Len Fisher | 31 Mar 2018 | Stray Thoughts
A piece recorded for ABC Radio National after the death of Billy Graham, evangelist for Christianity, but before the death of Stephen Hawking, evangelist for science. What more can we scientists do to share the thrill and exhilaration of discovery?... 
by Len Fisher | 10 Jul 2017 | Mini Stories from Science
Monday, July 10, 2017: Today professional science communicators are meeting in Sheffield to share experiences and develop their craft. My good friend Peter Broks has set the cat among the pigeons by posing the question “Has science communication failed?” I... by Len Fisher | 9 May 2017 | Mini Stories from Science
Long-time readers of these annals may recall that, when I first used the physics of biscuit dunking as a way to show how scientists think about problems. I received the following letter from a 12-year-old schoolboy: The boy’s name was Chao Quan. I wrote back to... 
by Len Fisher | 26 Jul 2016 | Mini Stories from Science, News
A recent article provides an exciting glimpse into one way that scientists think, although you might not think it is so exciting at first glimpse. Let the scientists speak for themselves: Neon is an abundant element in the atmosphere, but it is much scarcer on Earth... 
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...