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Thanks Anthony, I'm even more scared now. There is also the curse "may you live in interesting times". I appreciate the Cafe Scientifique links- good to know about. Might even check out the Glasgow one. S. On 23 May 2011 09:48, Anthony Clearn <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >Ahem. Not sure anyone will be using that example for advocacy ;-) > > Why not? >Isn't "Very interesting though!" what it's all about. > > This is an extreme part of a maker / hacker culture which surely is nothing > new. If you consider the amateur boat builders, engineers, cooks, cabinet > makers, dress makers, scientists, etc. it is what humans have done for a > long time. Aren't we all the same? It's just that we now more than ever do > it for fun http://youtu.be/f2V7B7-gdRA :). A relevant read might be > Richard Sennet's The Craftsman. > > > If you feel that smashing heavy water is a hazard you may be right but it > is likely to be less risky than DIY death ray guns, much more likely to be > misused, as they are more readily available. Try not to think about kids > messing around with a laser pen & spotting scope the next time you go > outside! Ah the future :\ > > > But maybe this is more like what you were thinking of: > > http://www.cafescientifique.org/ > http://www.cafe-sci.org.uk/ > JISCmail - CAFE-SCI List at JISCMAIL.AC.UK ( > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CAFE-SCI) > > > Has there been much research already carried out on this topic? > http://www.iiz-dvv.de/index.php?article_id=5&clang=1 > > > http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals&uiLanguage=en&hybrid=&query=education > http://openaccess.eprints.org/ >