Armed with a master’s degree in chemistry from Oxford University, Richard Bowdler did the unexpected—he took a break from the lab, started work as a memory consultant, and took a gig dreaming up eccentric games for a British music and arts festival. For 3 years, Bowdler organized wheelchair races and set up driving ranges for golfers who hit eggs and fruits rather than balls at the annual Secret Garden Party, held just outside Cambridge, England. But his interest in science never diminished, and in 2007 he switched his focus and established the Science Camp—4 days of nonstop presentations on topics as varied as neuroscience, genetics, and astrophysics. To Bowdler’s surprise, thousands of festivalgoers streamed through Science Camp’s doors.
PhDs (People Having Dance-offs)
“I had come across a ton of research over the years that fascinated me,” says Bowdler. “I reckoned other people ...
