Curiosity killed the cat – or did it?
Frode Skjold tells Sai Pathmanathan about some of his favourite activities to teach science in primary school.
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Frode Skjold tells Sai Pathmanathan about some of his favourite activities to teach science in primary school.
Any book that has in its introduction “Physics is the action department of science... only physics can explain what happens if you throw [an apple] at a brick wall at 200 mph” has my attention.
The majority of young scientists working in research have only ever been that – scientists. But Vienna Leigh reports how one group leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory started his career at the front of a classroom – and feels that his science benefits as a result.
Teachers and many older school students will enjoy Dance of the Tiger, a very unusual fictional story written by a scientist about his own subject.
The aim of Choosing Children is to investigate how humanity should regulate its fast-increasing ability to genetically design the babies of tomorrow.
Anne MJG Piret from the European Commission assisted the jury during the recent EU Contest for Young Scientists.
Joan Massagué has discovered secrets that can save lives. An expert in cell division and the spread of cancer, he is one of the 50 most quoted researchers in all scientific fields. He speaks to Sarah Sherwood about his recent work on metastasis and his hopes for a cure for cancer.
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry is the perfect book for chemistry students who are interested in exploring career options beyond the laboratory.
As any teacher knows, the job isn’t exactly easy. So what makes a professional, experienced bioinformatician want to give up an established career to brave the front of a classroom? Vienna Leigh from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory investigates.
Amito Haarhuis from the Science Center NEMO in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, describes a project that challenges pupils aged 11-12 to design and create their own exhibits.
Curiosity killed the cat – or did it?
Can You Feel the Force? Putting the Fizz Back into Physics, By Richard Hammond
Cornelius Gross: from the classroom to the laboratory
Dance of the Tiger, By Björn Kurtén
Choosing Children: Genes, Disability, and Design, By Jonathan Glover
Welcome to Valencia! The EU Contest for Young Scientists
On the trail of a cure for cancer
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry, By Lisa M. Balbes
Paul goes back to the classroom
Bring the fascination of the science centre into the classroom