Science, sexism and the media.

So lets start at the beginning, I’m an engineer and a scientist and I’m passionate about communicating science and trying to get others to be passionate about it too.

I think that understanding science is really important, no matter who you are or what your education level is.  Each one of us needs to make scientific decisions every day:

• Should you vaccinate your children?
• Should you go to your doctor about that lump you’ve found and if so what should you ask?
• Should you use paper or plastic bags to take home your shopping?
• Should you be worried about climate change?
• Does what you eat affect your health?

Scientists can be scary and sometimes intimidating, with their endless qualifications and constant use of long words.  I have been working tirelessly on learning the skill of talking about science without all of those scary words so that the conversation can be…