WOW!!
What an experience!
I was aware that the Big Bang Fair was the biggest Science Fair in the UK
I feel truly privileged to have been part of this wondwerful event!
I love science…
I love sharing my love of science…
I love meeting other people who love science…
I have experienced three days of a dream come true!
I was working with the team from the BBC’s Bang Goes the Theory.
Many people might think that the most exciting part of that would be to meet the presenters.
Well, I did meet them all, and they are all genuinely very nice people to be around, and people who take a real interest in raising the profile of science. I had a couple of really interesting chats with Dr Yan regarding the experiments that I was demonstrating, and learned a lot from him… Every day’s a school day!..
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| Dr Yan sharing his love of science... In MY spot!! |
Besides the presenters of the show, I met a lot of other people who were working at the Big Bang Fair. Some were BBC staff, some were volunteers. It didn’t matter… All of them had such a huge energy and enthusiasm for spreading the joy of science that I felt I had found some kindred spirits, and I will never forget my time with them.
The other people who made the whole event really special were the visitors… I spoke to school groups, scout groups, families… I saw, and chatted to, people of all ages from toddlers to pensioners… Most of whom I hit with a big hammer (don’t try this at home!) while demonstrating the properties of liquid body armour!
Every single one of us should try to learn a little bit extra each day, regardless of how old you are, or how much you already know… no-one can know everything… It’s not knowledge that gives us power, It’s the willingness to learn!
I can’t wait to do it again in Edinburgh
