Excellence Inspires
Self published articles about the pursuit of excellence, the merging of disciplinary boundaries and other miscellany.
5 ways skilled communicators can enhance multidisciplinary teams
Why we need to understand and articulate the benefits of our skills in multidisciplinary collaborations, and how a skilled communicator can be a secret ingredient to successful team dynamics.
An interview with photographer Terry O'Neill
Find out the secrets to his success and pick up a few tips from the veteran photographer.
“I hate being photographed… or doing interviews” said my interviewee just a short while into our conversation. The only thought I had at that point, was that I needed to get him to do both before I left the front door.
Brainfood
Café Scientifique is a network of informal talks held at local venues which promotes debate on science and technology issues.
The format consists of a talk and a two-course meal. To make the food a part of the communication, I devised special menus according to the contents of the talks, with topics ranging from 'Gastro Physics' to the 'Birth of the World Wide Web'.
For a talk on antimatter, I created an 'antimenu' (main course served before the starter), which comprised of an anti-main course (opposite burger served on an up-side-down plate) and an anti-starter (cold blood n' gore tomato soup [gazpacho with a floating 'eyeball']).
Podcast interviews from The Impossible Project
Co-founder of The Impossible Project André Bosman explains why reinventing instant film takes plenty of perspiration, plus a dash of inspiration from the spirit of Edwin Land – the Polaroid company's original founder.
Listen to the podcast interview published by the Film Photography Project.
Oil and water: gastronomy and food design
Exploring two attitudes to food innovation – the different approaches of super chef Ferran Adrià and food designer Martí Guixé.
School art class
Teaching creative drawing and wire model-making to a class of 9- to10-year old pupils. A part of a nation-wide art programme that linked professional designers and artists with local schools.
21st Century Ingineer
Structural engineer Chris Wise tells me why, when it comes to educating the engineers of the future, he prefers imagination over calculations.
First published in I, Science magazine for Imperial College London.
Robo Kev
I talk articficial intelligence, self-experimentation and bad press with scientist Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics.
“Machines will take over, because we’re taking a lot of the negative aspects of human kind as the initial seeds for machines – in military, in finance – and sprinkling in a bit of learning.”
First published in I, Science magazine for Imperial College London.
