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by Stephen Pincock

NOTEBOOK

Lights... camera... science


The Scientist 2005, 19(12):12

Published 20 June 2005

A science career can sometimes bear more than a passing resemblance to leading a life on the stage. Never has there been greater demand for the kind of investigator willing to exude a bit of razzle-dazzle in order to communicate with the wider public. Now, the organizers of one British science festival have taken the science-showbiz connection to new heights. Tearing a page directly out of the Pop Idol and American Idol handbooks, they've held a nationwide talent contest to find the "new face of science."


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