Any budding scientists over the age of 16? A competition is being run by BBC Radio 4’s excellent science programme Material World. The competition called ‘So you want to be a scientist?’ is, I’m afraid, only open to UK residents, but I highly recommend the podcast to everyone. The material world website states:
It's not just working scientists who have light bulb moments. Anyone, anywhere can have a brainwave that's worth investigating. But most of us never get the chance. This is that chance.
We want to hear your ideas, however practical, whimsical, big or small. We're not hoping to crack nuclear fusion, reverse climate change or discover the Higgs particle.
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Science isn't all about giant leaps and sudden paradigm shifts.
It's mostly the opposite - single steps which contribute to the body of knowledge in a particular field.
Your idea is likely to be on a small scale, perhaps observational in nature, and be based around simple experiments.
It could be focused on exploring some aspect of your local environment or perhaps even put someone else's scientific claims to the test.
Sounds like a good idea to me; a great opportunity for keen amateurs and something many of our readers might be interested in. For more information, visit the Material World website. Good luck to those who enter.
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