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List Of Popularizers Of Science
This is a list of notable science communicators or Popularization of science, popularizers of science, in alphabetical order by last name. A * John Acorn, naturalist and broadcaster known as the "Nature Nut" * Amir Aczel, Jewish author and mathematician * Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist and broadcaster * Hashem Al-Ghaili, molecular biotechnologist and video producer * Jim Al-Khalili, theoretical physicist, author, and science communicator * Alan Alda, actor, who inspired The Center for Communicating Science * John Michael Allaby, Michael Allaby, writes on science, ecology, and weather * Elise Andrew, British blogger, founder and maintainer of the Facebook page "I Fucking Love Science" * Natalie Angier, science journalist and writer * Isaac Asimov, biochemist, science fiction writer, and author * Peter Atkins, a physical chemist and author * Sir David Attenborough, naturalist and broadcaster B * Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, & author * J. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Communicators
Science communication is the practice of informing, educating, raising awareness of science-related topics, and increasing the sense of wonder about scientific discoveries and arguments. Science communicators and audiences are ambiguously defined and the expertise and level of science knowledge varies with each group. Two types of science communication are outward-facing or science outreach (typically conducted by professional scientists to non-expert audiences) and inward-facing or science "inreach" (expert to expert communication from similar or different scientific backgrounds). Examples of outreach include science journalism and science museums. Examples of inreach include scholarly communication and publication in scientific journals. But science communication is influenced by systemic inequalities that impact both inreach and outreach. Science communicators can use entertainment and persuasion including humour, storytelling and metaphors. Scientists can be trained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Brooks (science Writer)
Michael Edward Brooks (born 7 May 1970) is an English science writer, noted for explaining complex scientific research and findings to the general population. Career Brooks holds a PhD in Quantum Physics from the University of Sussex. He was previously an editor for ''New Scientist'' magazine, and currently works as a consultant for that magazine. His writing has appeared in ''The Guardian'', ''The Independent'', ''The Observer'', ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', and ''Playboy''. His first novel, ''Entanglement'', was published in 2007. His first non-fiction book, an exploration of scientific anomalies entitled '' 13 Things That Don't Make Sense'', was published in 2009. The book expands an article that Brooks wrote for ''New Scientist''. Brooks' next book, ''The Big Questions: Physics'', was released in February 2010. It contains twenty 3,000-word essays addressing the most fundamental and frequently asked questions about science. Brooks appeared as a regular gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Bronowski
Jacob Bronowski (18 January 1908 – 22 August 1974) was a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher. He was known to friends and professional colleagues alike by the nickname Bruno. He is best known for developing a humanistic approach to science, and as the presenter and writer of the thirteen-part 1973 BBC television documentary series, and accompanying book '' The Ascent of Man'', which led to his regard as "one of the world's most celebrated intellectuals". Bronowski's family moved from Congress Poland to Germany and then to England while he was a child. He won a scholarship to study mathematics at the University of Cambridge. His interests have been described as ranging "widely, from biology to poetry and from chess to Humanism". He taught mathematics at the University College Hull between 1934 and 1942. During World War II he led the field of operations research and worked to increase the effectiveness of Allied bombing. After the war he headed the projects division o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brockman (literary Agent)
John Brockman (born February 16, 1941) is an American literary agent and author specializing in scientific literature. He established the Edge Foundation, an organization that brings together leading edge thinkers across a broad range of scientific and technical fields. Brockman was born to immigrants of Polish-Jewish descent in a poor Irish Catholic enclave of Boston, Massachusetts. Expanding on C.P. Snow's "two cultures", he introduced the "third culture" consisting of "those scientists and other thinkers in the empirical world who, through their work and expository writing, are taking the place of the traditional intellectual in rendering visible the deeper meanings of our lives, redefining who and what we are." He led a scientific salon for 20 years, asking an annual question to a host of renowned scientists and publishing their answers in book form, which he decided to symbolically close down in 2018. He is an editor of Edge.org. Association with Jeffrey Epstein In an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir David Brewster
Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA Scot FSSA MICE (11 December 178110 February 1868) was a British scientist, inventor, author, and academic administrator. In science he is principally remembered for his experimental work in physical optics, mostly concerned with the study of the polarization of light and including the discovery of Brewster's angle. He studied the birefringence of crystals under compression and discovered photoelasticity, thereby creating the field of optical mineralogy.A. D. Morrison-Low (2004) "Brewster, Sir David (1781–1868)" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' For this work, William Whewell dubbed him the "father of modern experimental optics" and "the Johannes Kepler of optics." A pioneer in photography, Brewster invented an improved stereoscope, which he called "lenticular stereoscope" and which became the first portable 3D-viewing device. He also invented the stereoscopic camera, two types of polarimeters, the polyzonal lens, the lighth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel J
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames ( Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions ( Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Bonnin
Elizabeth Bonnin (born 16 September 1976) is a French science, wildlife and natural history presenter, who has worked on television in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. She presented morning show '' RI:SE'' and music show ''Top of the Pops'' in the early 2000s. She is best known for presenting wildlife and science programmes including ''Galapagos'', ''How the Earth Works'', ''Animals in Love'', ''Stargazing Live'', ''Blue Planet Live'', ''Cats v Dogs: Which is Best?'' and ''Should We Close Our Zoos?''. She co-presented the BBC factual series '' Bang Goes the Theory'' from 2009 until 2014 and since 2013, has co-presented '' Countrywise'' for ITV. In 2019, she presented "Meat: A Threat to our Planet?" She is regarded as one of the most prominent natural world presenters in Britain. Early life and education Bonnin was born in Paris to a Trinidadian mother, of Indian and Portuguese descent, and a French- Martiniquan father, who was a dentist. Her family moved to Ireland when sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bodanis
David Bodanis is an American speaker, business advisor and writer of bestselling nonfiction books, notably ''E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation'', which was translated into 26 languages. Originally from Chicago, he received an undergraduate education in mathematics, physics and economics at the University of Chicago (AB 1977). He lived in France for ten years from his early twenties and has since been based in London. Early life and education Bodanis was born and brought up in Chicago, Illinois, and read mathematics, physics and history at the University of Chicago. In his early twenties he moved to Paris, where he began his career as a foreign correspondent for the '' International Herald Tribune''. A move to the South of France followed, and he then split his time between France and London, combining writing with stints as a science presenter on 1980s ITV show, the Wide Awake Club. Bodanis moved to the UK full-time in the late 1980s, combining writing with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Bloom
Howard Bloom (born June 25, 1943) is an American author. He was a music publicist in the 1970s and 1980s for singers and bands such as Prince, Billy Joel, and Styx.End of the World is Less than 2 Billion Years Away Predicts Howard Bloom December 18, 2012 He has published a book on Islam, ''The Muhammad Code,'' an autobiography, ''How I Accidentally Started The Sixties'', and three books on and group behavior: ''The Genius of the Beast'', ''Global Brain'', and '' The Lucifer Principle.'' ...
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Tim Blais
Tim Blais is a Canadian science communicator. He explains scientific topics via writing and performing a capella parodies of popular music which he records and posts on his YouTube channel, ''A Capella Science''. Early life and education Blais was born in Hudson, Quebec. Blais states that he comes from an "incredibly musical" family. His mother leads a church choir; Blais joined the choir when he was three. He also plays drums, piano, and stringed instruments including guitar. Blais graduated from McGill University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 2013, he earned a master's degree in high-energy theoretical physics with honors from McGill. Career Blais created his first parody video in 2012, motivated by a desire to help people understand the world around them. He states that creating parody videos with a factual science theme came out of being fascinated by science, music (particularly a capella), and parody. He was inspired by "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bill Nye, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Berry
Adrian Michael Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose (15 June 1937 – 19 April 2016) was a British hereditary peer, journalist, and global warming denier. Biography Berry was born in 1937, the elder son of Michael Berry, who was later created Lord Hartwell, and disclaimed the family title of Viscount Camrose, by his marriage to Lady Pamela Smith, the daughter of F.E. Smith. Adrian Berry was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1977 until 1996, he was the science correspondent of ''The Daily Telegraph''. On stepping down from that position he became the paper's Consulting Editor (Science). He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society. Marriage and family On 4 January 1967, Berry married Marina Beatrice Sulzberger, daughter of Cyrus Sulzberger (a member of the family which owns ''The New York Times'') and Marina Tatiana Ladas. The couple had two children: * Hon Jessica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
