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Reports,
publications, lectures & shows... Lectures and presentations "Exploratory exhibits". Outlining a simple, very useful way to predict how successfully an exhibit will engage visitors. The BIG Event, Magna, Rotherham, July 2007. "Connecting with people". The importance of finding the best 'hooks' when communicating difficult subjects. ECSITE Conference, Lisbon, June 2007. "Sustainable science centres". How all projects, large or small, can make best use of their available resources and avoid wasting money. ECSITE Conference, Lisbon, June 2007. "Keep it simple". Pointing out that small science centres are generally far more cost effective than large ones, in terms of operating cost per visitor. Encouraging delegates with small projects to hold their heads high and outlining other ways to be more cost-effective. ECSITE Conference, Mechelen, Belgium, June 2006. "The Chemical History of a Candle". Standing exactly where Michael Faraday stood I presented my own tribute to his famous children's lecture as a traditional Friday evening discourse to 400 formally-dressed members of the Royal Institution in London. 25th November 2005. Possibly the most frightening audience I've ever faced. And I've faced some frightening audiences... Details are here. "Exploding Custard": an unusual presentation of my popular
science show, this time to an invited group of eight-year-olds who sat
in front of a distinguished audience of adult delegates at the Two
Cultures conference on 8th November 2001 at the National Museum of
Photography, Bradford. It was pretty risky, but successful. I followed
this up with a questions-and-answers session with the "grown-ups". "Symmetrical transactions" (A 'virtual', Internet-based discussion at the Museums and the Web Conference, Toronto, April 1998.) I prompted contributers to think radically about ways of using Web technology to enable exhibition visitors to "put something in" for other visitors to "take out". "Uses of hands-on science exhibits in Public Relations" (Max-Planck Society Ringberg Symposium: Science & Openness, Ringberg Castle, Bavaria, 11th May 1998. "Senses". (An informal demonstration lecture specially prepared for children's Science Nights at the Science Museum, London, 20th September & 17th October 1997) "Hands-on, minds-on, HEARTS-on" (Irish Science Centres Association Network Autumn General Meeting at Dunsink Observatory, Dublin, 26th September 1997. Sponsored by the British Council.) "Interactive Science as a leisure activity" (British Association Building Bridges to Science conference at Edinburgh International Science Festival, 1st April 1995) "Exploding Custard : are the children learning anything?" (British Association Science Communicators Forum, University of Newcastle, 12th September 1995) "Interactive Science as a leisure activity" and "Emphasis on ambience : a new kind of science centre" (ECSITE annual conference, Cardiff, 25th November 1995) "Affective learning in interactive science centres" ("Learning through play" conference at University of Oxford Department of Educational Studies, 30th April 1994) "Hands-on exhibitions : available options, achievable objectives and practical constraints" (European Week for Scientific Culture Crop plants in the public eye workshop at Max-Plank Institute, Cologne, 25th November 1994) "Hands-on Science" (Edinburgh International Science Festival, 3rd April 1990) "Practical objectives" (Conference: Policies and Publics for Science and Technology, Science Museum, 11th April 1990) "Give and take : sharing and profiting from new exhibit ideas" (International Exhibit Fabricators' Conference, Science Museum, London, 19th April 1991)"Getting the message across" (Centre for Research in Primary Science and Technology conference: Liverpool University Education Department, March 1989) "Meeting the new needs of primary schools: a menu of UK partnerships" (ASTC Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA, 15th October 1989) Joint presentation with Prof. John Beetlestone of TECHNIQUEST, Cardiff. Reports,
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