Whitby Abbey’s magnificent ruins tower above the North Yorkshire coastline. Nuns and monks first lived on the site in the seventh century, and finally left when King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, nine hundred years later. Over an even longer sweep of time, however, this clifftop place has inspired stories – from sunny and playful, to…
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Journeys from Alchemy to Chemistry: scripting an interactive science show for the launch of UNESCO’s International Year of the Periodic Table in Paris
I worked with chemist Andres Tretiakov and the team at 1001 Inventions to write an interactive script full of action and live demonstrations, Journeys from Alchemy to Chemistry. A wonderful team of actors performed the show at UNESCO headquarters in Paris for the launch of the International Year of the Periodic Table in front of hundreds of children from surrounding schools.…
Hidden heroines of the periodic table: my talk based on my book Cracking the Elements
Why is Marie Curie such a scientific star? Which element was discovered twice by women – but is credited to a team of men? And who worked out which elements were fuelling the Sun but had her ideas dismissed by her boss? In this entertaining and illustrated talk that draws on my book Cracking the Elements,…