A question almost constantly on the minds of (well, most, I guess) science communicators is: “Is this piece of research newsworthy? Will anyone CARE about it, and read what I write on the subject?” And, as a general rule, the bigger and more important the news outlet, the more crucial that question is. Thankfully, people […]
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Looking at New Zealand’s IT professionals
Are you one of the many denizens of the industry that is ‘IT’? How did you become one? What do your loved ones think of it? What sort of hours do you work? Etc etc etc The Institute of IT Professionals, IITP, has constructed a survey which, it says, is “the most comprehensive research project […]
Why did you choose to study science?
For me, reading Virtual Organisms in high school nailed it (although it may always have been something of a fait accompli). It’s certainly an interesting question, though, both for those of us who are still gainfully employed in science, and for those of us who now use our science superpowers for other purposes. Dr Colin […]