We call it PEST these days Brian. I have always liked being a PEST.
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Wise words from the sage of PUS!
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>I am certainly a fully paid up member of OFAP (old farts at play).
>
> Many of the organisations that I talk to and advise believe that the best
> way to persuade a 15 year old to get interested in science is to use
> someone
> within spitting distance of their own age.
>
> That is why universities realise that a retired professor can make parents
> look young and send out bright undergraduates and PhD students as
> ambassadors.
>
> There are many, better qualified, people here who can advise on whether or
> not I am talking cobblers, as usual. Indeed, I would appreciate feedback
> on
> this.
>
> Am I right in suggesting role models that young people can relate to?
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hugh Aldersey-Williams
> Sent: 04 March 2005 12:51
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> Anyone up for pitching a TV series: Grumpy Old Men of Science?!?
> Hugh Aldersey-Williams
>
>>Can someone come up with something even less inspiring than this?
>>
>>Just what youngsters need. "I have had more that four decades..."
>>
>>I chip in only because to my mind this is likely to have the opposite
> effect
>>to that intended. Then again, I have had nearly four decades experience in
>>science communication and may be jaded beyond belief. (I always turn down
>>invitations to address young people about the delight of my career on the
>>grounds that I will put them off.)
>>
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