The Brian Cox Effect
What is the Brian Cox effect? It is what happens when you send one sexy/cool/slightly annoying academic come TV presenter to the far corners of the earth to explain complex physics using a stick and...
View ArticleHow To Teach Yourself for Free: All You Need is WiFi
The task to assemble the appropriate learning materials to study A-level maths, chemistry and physics has been frustrating in truth. I have chosen the AQA exam board as it seems the easiest to access...
View ArticleAn Affair of the Heart
This was written for another project, but I thought I would publish it here too. My heart is pulsing, my breath short and shallow. I inhale deeply to calm myself, and a zing of excitement rushes...
View ArticleOpen Education: The Journey So Far
My two-week trial is up. Easter is over. Back to work. But did I stick to my task and cover the GCSE science syllabus during my time off? Well, the honest answer is yes and no [...]
View ArticleThe Feynman Lectures – The Character of Physical Law
I have been absent for over a week. This is why: I have been watching Richard Feynman's guest lecture series 'The Character of Physical Law'.
View ArticleWhat To Do Next: The Alternative Path to Education
Everyone knows that economies the world over are suffering, have been for some time, and look set to continue to, at least for a while. This has left many people questioning their futures. For some...
View ArticleThings You Might Not Know About… The Moon
In honour of the recent ‘super moon’, here are some interesting facts about our cheese filled natural satellite.
View ArticleUsing Vine in Education
I have recently started using Vine in the classroom, so I thought I’d write about my experiences and how we’ve been using it at school. If you are unfamiliar with Vine, let me fill you in.
View ArticleMy Top Three Science Websites
I thought I’d explore the work of others for this post, highlighting a few of my favourite sites/blogs. These are people who do a much better job than I do of keeping the world informed and sharing...
View ArticleWhy Stargazing is Awesome
I’ve never seen a meteor shower. Yet they are actually a fairly regular occurrence: one has just passed and another – the Orionid Meteor Shower – is due around 22nd October.
View ArticleI Fucking Love ‘I Fucking Love Science’
Science and social media have formed a pretty decent partnership in recent years. As the Facebook newsfeed morphs further into an actual information source, and Twitter gains more and more users every...
View ArticleStudy Music: The Maths Waltz
What should you listen to when you study? A bit of Bach perhaps, or maybe some Mozart? I have some friends who swear by techno to get their brain cogs whirring.
View ArticleIn the Beginning: The Start of my Open University Adventure
This is by far the biggest challenge of my life so far and it hasn't really started yet...
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