Hello, my name is Amy and I am a serial binge-watcher. I just can’t help it. I love my stories and I love to watch them one after another (in quick succession until the TV checks that I am still there/alive). One of my most recent splurges was Orphan Black (2013- ) – I watched the first two series in… Read more →
This post includes minor spoilers for the film Memento (2000) When it comes to reviewing films about characters with memory disorders, medical practitioners and neuroscientists are difficult to please. Entertainment films that deal with the topic of memory loss (amnesia) and other memory problems caused by neurological damage are routinely reviewed in medical and scientific journals including Advances in Clinical Neuroscience… Read more →
This post originally appeared on the British Science Association Blog. At the recent Science Communication Conference in Manchester from 18-19 June, David A. Kirby featured on the panel session ‘What’s the story?’. David’s session delved into the story-telling sphere, divulging the secrets of telling a narrative in science. We are now in a golden age of science-based entertainment media. Every science-based… Read more →
This post originally appeared on Kira’s own blog: I Have A Gene: Shaping Neurology With Epigenetics What is a science communication conference? It depends on the host. It can be a discussion among scientists about how best to disseminate the knowledge in their field, it can be a workshop bringing together those interested in running science-themed events, or in this… Read more →
This post originally appeared on the CASTAC blog (Committee on the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing). As you read this post, members of a community of like-minded scholars are unwinding after a two-day symposium (Thursday 4 and Friday 5 June) at the UK’s University of Manchester. The Stories About Science – Exploring Science Communication and Entertainment Media symposium explored… Read more →
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