I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!

By Guest Blogger, Matt Gunther

Gunther was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the national competition "I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!"" earlier this month. Tasked with communicating scientific concepts to children of all ages, Gunth attempted to survive challenging questions posed by one of the most insightful demographics on this planet!

Energy (Top Trumps Style) Card Game

The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute have decks of energy database cards (picture below) they hand out at outreach events in schools etc. The aim is to generate interest and discussion around the pros and cons of different energy options and the need for an energy mix in the UK based on the varying positive attributes across a range of sources.

The Dalton Nuclear Institute asked a few of us to look at renewing the content of the existing packs to make for a more interesting game experience, and to refresh the design of the current card deck. Below is what we came up with.

Episode Three - A Nuclear Economy (Part One and Two)

On this months show we enter the murky world of energy economics and ask whether nuclear power is economically viable? On our journey we discover the Europeans aren't aware of Eurovision's existence, Mike has turned his back on the fishing community and Gunth is obsessed with Caroline Lucas. Our guest speakers are Chris Green, Maureen Haverty and Mike Daly.

The podcast is split into two distinct chunks this month: news (40mins) and discussion (20mins).... We just didn't know when to shut up!

The track played on the show was "Floss Suffers From Gamma Radiation" by the Blue Ducks, from the album Six. (Floss Suffers From Gamma Radiation (Blue Ducks) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Click on the "Read Below" tab below to access parts one and two of the podcast!