Mark Miodownik: Science is your mum

November 24, 2008 – 7:00 AM

Dr Mark Miodownik is Head of the Materials Research Group in the Engineering Division of King’s College London. In this film, he explains why science is like your mum…

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  1. Elizabeth F. Ellen
    Posted July 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM | Permalink | Reply

    Hi-

    I am a 48 y.o. American who is trying to track down any long-lost relatives of my mother's. My mother was born in Sosnowiec, Poland (Silesia region) in Dec. 1938; her parents were Dynna and Abraham Miodownik and her paternal grandparents were Wolf and Perla (nee Laudon)Miodownik. I have constructed a family tree and have photos that I could send copies of, if there is a chance that we are related.

    Thanks for your help.

    Best Wishes,

    Elizabeth F. Ellen

  2. Bob the Chef
    Posted September 3, 2010 at 2:06 AM | Permalink | Reply

    True, "science" is not some magical, floating entity. It's a human act. It's what humans do with one level of discipline or another. But since it's not a thing, it can't be like my mum. And I don't think it's being disrespected (unless you're referring to postmodern anti-realism plaguing academia), although certain unfortunate people working in the sciences are tarnishing the activity with their monstrous egos by overestimating their own importance or their field's and painting themselves as prophets of what amounts to something shallow, banal, accidental and "so what?" in relation to the existential questions that face every human being and on which the physical sciences can honestly only remain silent.

  3. Odette,Yadida and Isidore
    Posted November 27, 2010 at 12:27 PM | Permalink | Reply

    Inspired by your Rehearsal of the Christmas Lectures, we looked you up and found this video.We think you're the next celebrity scientist and we immensely enjoyed your talk.

    We were exhausted,cold and hungry at the beginning of your talk.

    The chairs in the gallery were uncomfortable but by the time we left our spirits were flying.

    Best Wishes

    Odette,Yadida and Isidore.

    P.S We are looking forward to seeing you on the Christmas Lectures.

  4. Dr David Parkin
    Posted December 30, 2010 at 9:21 PM | Permalink | Reply

    When at the University of Surrey in the late 60's early 70's doing a degree then PhD in Metallurgy, the Reader in Materials Science was Prof. Miodownik. Any relation?

  5. Prof. L. M. Brown
    Posted January 2, 2011 at 4:48 PM | Permalink | Reply

    I really enjoyed the Christmas Lectures: best for many years! I felt a bit worried about so much emphasis on the 'space elevator' which seems to me to have a lot of problems not solved by nanotube threads but overall you really turned the students on to materials more fascinating and important than 'dark matter'. Good simple demonstrations - hard work to produce them I'm sure. Congratulations!

  6. Prof. L. M. Brown
    Posted January 2, 2011 at 4:49 PM | Permalink | Reply

    I really enjoyed the Christmas Lectures: best for many years! I felt a bit worried about so much emphasis on the 'space elevator' which seems to me to have a lot of problems not solved by nanotube threads but overall you really turned the students on to materials more fascinating and important than 'dark matter'. Good simple demonstrations - hard work to produce them I'm sure. Congratulations!

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