Fun With Kids

CBBC "Xchange".

23rd January 2006.
Demonstrated body language and electromyograms on two young men, to determine how funny they found jokes.
Contact: Assistant Producer Jacqui Dales at CBBC.

SciTech Spectacular (Pittsburgh).

October 2006.
Five lectures on "Pow! The Science of Superheroes".

The Royal Society - "DNA Goes to Hollywood: The Hollywood Science of Spiderman"

26 November 2003.
This was a plenary lecture for the Genetic Futures National Forum, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA. This was a “reward lecture” for ~100 specially selected young people from throughout the UK. Sponsors of the lecture included the MRC, the Royal Society, the BBSRC, DFES, DTi and NESTA.

Cheltenham Festival of Science - "The Hollywood Science of Spiderman"

12 June 2004.
This was a reprise of a lecture for young people previously given to the Royal Society (see above). However, previously the lecture was for young people 16+ in age, whereas the Cheltenham lecture was a family event for young people ages 8 and up. As such, the lecture was completely redone, with more audience participation, more physical demonstrations, and it was more comprehensible to the non-scientist.