Science has always been interesting and intriguing to me, not fun. I'll admit to sometimes feeling a bit weary at the boisterous posts of organisations like 'IFL Science', or the latest explosion-filled TV series fanfare. Yes this demonstrates excitement in discovery and observation, but what about those of us who don't need that?
However I do think being able to take pleasure in hands-on experiments, 'wow!' facts, and flashy multimedia empowers a certain section of audience who haven't found this to be the case, though, whether through lack of interest or poor teaching at school. And some of them may go on to investigate science further, and find that it is hard work to add to this body of knowledge.On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Kate Ashley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Interesting perspective here: https://uwescicomm.wordpress.com/**********************************************************************There's a big difference between saying 'science can be fun' and 'science *should always* be fun'. What do you think?Kate--Kate AshleyCommunications OfficerCentre for Public EngagementUniversity of BristolOldbury House, 121 St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BSTel: 0117 3317131Follow us on Twitter @CPE_BristolSubscribe to our public engagement mailing listIf you would like to keep up-to-date with public engagement news and opportunities, you can subscribe to our Engagers’ Digest by emailing [log in to unmask]Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets)
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