• Question: What would you do with the prize money ?

    Asked by calamm8 to Andrew, Emma, Marianne on 15 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by kirstencymi, dimitri33, emilyjane, spudlington1, cellman, elmo97, kw28, ariannesharneclarkex3, nathanlee, sarakate, sciencysciencepeople, francoispeinaar, custardcreams, aimeesmith.
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      Andrew Maynard answered on 12 Jun 2010:

      Hi calamm8,

      Buy an iPad! No, wrong answer – it’s supposed to be used for science communication isn’t it!

      What I would really like to do is buy all the classes in the Silicon Zone a copy of a great book called “No Small Matter. Science at the Nanoscale” (you can see some excerpts from it on my blog here: http://2020science.org/2010/01/18/no-small-matter-taster/

      Why this book? It’s about a really cool area that I have been working in for some years now – nano-science. It’s written by two really smart people at Harvard University. It has some great photos in it, and some wonderful writing. But most of all, it gives a brilliant insight into what it is that gets a great scientist – Professor George Whitesides – excited about science.

      I think it’s a brilliant book, and one that anyone can find something in that they will enjoy.

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      anon answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Well… In my profile i said I’d hang an oil-painting of myself in the office. Then I said I’d let the science communication team here decide how they could use £500 to help communicate our research to schools/pupils.

      After all these questions I think I’ll just say that I’ll do the 2nd option but actually I’ll spend the money on filling 4 litre jars with different colour M&Ms and spend the remainder on coffee…

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      anon answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Hi calamm8, kirstencymi and dimitri33……I would donate it to a local community science project that promotes science within schools:).

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      Marianne Baker answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Hi guys,

      As I said in my profile, and I’m really not lying, honest – I didn’t realise there was prize money when I signed up!
      So, I haven’t thought of anything really good that I could do with it yet, I don’t think. Perhaps I could organise a visit for some local school kids to come and look around the lab, if somewhere was interested in doing that.

      I’m currently looking into science communication careers so if I could spend it on something that could help me in reaching more people (like equipment to make my blog more professional, or going to some conferences etc.) then maybe I could do that.

      I’d love some suggestions!

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