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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Synthesising Soufflés
Why does a soufflé rise so much? How can you make the perfect soft boiled egg? Why should we not store raspberries in a copper vessel? Akshat Rathi investigates the science that can answer these questions. Continue reading
Posted in Chemistry
Tagged food chemistry, gastronomy, inorganic chemistry, molecular gastronomy, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, TEDx
9 Comments
My tryst with polyphasic sleeping
Polyphasic Sleep Day 370 A little over a year ago began a journey that became a masked attempt at self-discovery through the desire to tame one of the most eluding human activities: sleep. I may not have achieved my goal … Continue reading
Posted in Polyphasic
Tagged anniversary, lessons, polyphasic, polyphasic sleep, reflection, Sleep
15 Comments
Science Communication Conference 2010: Day 2
DAY 2 (see Day 1 post here) The plenary speaker events on the second day were really good. The day started with Tim Smit a Dutch-born British business man famous for the Eden project. This man knew how to grab … Continue reading
Posted in Sense about Science, UK
Tagged British Science Association, children, communication, education, London, public engagement, scicomm, Science, Science Communication, scivote
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Science Communication Conference 2010: Day 1
The Science Communication Conference 2010 had been a much awaited event in my schedule and it was a great privilege to attend the conference having been awarded the bursary by the organisers, the British Science Association. The conference was held … Continue reading
Posted in Sense about Science, UK
Tagged British Science Association, communication, dialogue, London, public engagement, scicomm, Science, Science Communication, scivote
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Contemplation 