Convinced there are many ways to engage scientists and the public in talking about science, two lecturers, a science communicator and a scientist turned filmmaker/writer teamed up to try to make a difference... this is the story of how the seed of an idea turned into a monster that is now having babies...
posted by The Manchester Science Group at 3:34 PM
We are a group comprising a science communicator (Dr Michelle Lockwood), neuroscientist (Dr Stuart Allan), Experimental Psychologist(Dr Ellen Poliakoff) and neuroscientist turned filmmaker, writer and honorary fellow (Dr Erinma Ochu) at the University of Manchester. Ten years ago, Stuart was one of Erinma's undergraduate lecturers. Stuart hasn't aged and is as enthusiatic and Scottish as the day he arrived. Ellen and Erinma met when Erinma was a member of the University film production society, filming everything that moved or made a noise including the student union's 'battle of the bands'. One band member was violin-playing Ellen Poliakoff. She also still looks very young. Stuart and Ellen jointly run the undergraduate course, psychology and neuroscience. Before Erinma teamed up with Ellen and Stuart she worked with Michelle on sci-com projects. Michelle and Ellen are both from Nottingham.
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STORY ONE
Long Lost Human Monkey Father
Once upon a time there was a monkey separated from his long lost human monkey father. The monkey searched through the forest for his long lost monkey father and then turned to the personal ads and the internet for messages from his father, without success. The monkey realised he had to venture further and crossed a bridge at which he stumbled across a mathematical equation on a scrap of paper. The equation defined the exact location of a small café at which he was to be reunited with his long lost human monkey father.
STORY TWO
The Perfect cup of tea
Scientists had long given up on searching for life on earth and the spy cameras that searched the wastelands were never watched. One scientists however, Clive, refused to give up. He sent out messages in vain and watched hours of footage. One day he was in luck, he spotted a monkey reading a newspaper. He sent messages to the little monkey saying hello monkey how are you in ancient monkey squeak. It turned out the monkey preferred to communicate in mathematical equations and sent the scientist a formula to make a perfect cup of tea.
Tinker Man (by L and N)
There was once a rogue researcher called Richard who roamed. He travelled to Romania, through forests and over bridges, till he found a monkey with whom he could experiment. After days and days, he convinced the monkey to read a newspaper, and even have a cup of tea! Writing up his results, Richard was a rogue reseacher no more.
STORY 4
MONKEY PUZZLE
The monkey, sat in the forest, trying to UNDERSTAND, "what does it all mean?" she wondered. "is there an equation that can give me an answer?" 'Can there be one answer?"
STORY FIVE
ESCAPE
Clive the physicist and his pet monkey, Boris, enjoyed taking a break from the monotony of the office, trips to the Black Forest being their particular favourite.
Suzie was talking live over the web to Clive, who was in China. She had a math problem which she was trying to tell Clive about. Clive thought she needed cheering up and sent her a picture of a money on the toilet, in a forest, reading a newspaper.
Karen, her friend and coffee date, finally gave up and left the coffee shop, having been stood up by Suzie. She walked home that evening, over the bridge, where she lived on the other side, and tucked in to some cold macaroni cheese all by her self, wondering what had happened.
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