Talks and Shows
Examples of my outreach talks and shows.
Send me an email if you'd like to speak to your school, astronomy society, Rainbows/Cubs/Scouts/Guides group!
Research Related
Royal Astronomical Society Lockdown Learning
Royal Astronomical Society & The University of Leicester, The Weird and Wonderful World of Uranus
Science Shows
Snowballs in Space
Come and join astronomers Affelia Wibisono and Choong Ling Liew-Cain (Twitter: @ChoongLingAstro) on a journey back in time to explore how the smallest things in the Solar System became the building blocks of the planets in our cosmic neighbourhood. Then, take a peek into the future to discover how scientists will catch a brand new comet in this sublime science show.
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Part of the 2021 Cheltenham Science Festival Science For Schools programme.
Big and Small
Big and Small is an interactive game show where the hosts battle to win the audience’s votes to settle a very important scientific argument: which one is superior – big things or small things. Making the case for Big is Affelia Wibisono who studies the biggest planet in our Solar System – Jupiter. At the other end of the scale is Alex Holmes (Twitter: @aomholmes) take it in turns to convince the audience that they use the snazziest equipment, have the most beautiful data and that they’ll have the greatest impact on humanity. The rapport and tongue-in-cheek competitiveness between the hosts might mean that they won’t always play fair when it comes to getting the audience’s votes…
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Dates:
08 Apr 2022 - The Royal Institution
22 Apr 2022 - In aid of RNLI
07 May 2022 - Be Curious, University of Leeds
02 Jun 2022 - Imperial College London
17 Jun 2022 - Science Centre Lectures
22 Jun 2022 - Your Universe, UCL
24 Aug 2022 - Imperial College London
25 Aug 2022 - Gone Wild
04 Oct 2022 - National Space Centre
16 Feb 2023 - Norwich Science Festival
Global Science Show
Find out more about the Global Science Show and check out the other participants https://www.scicommwithsam.com/the-global-science-show