“There’s a Lot you Can Do with Birds in a Wind Tunnel” and Other Stories with Dr. Alex Evans #ScientistOutLoud
Our guest this week is Dr. Alex Evans. From a young age, Alex developed a love for science that eventually led to a career as a research scientist in animal physiology, focusing on measuring the energetics of animal flight. Changing gears to science communication, Alex now works as a science educator, presenter, and writer. Alex joins us to discuss his love of parrot Twitter accounts, to describe what we can learn from bird energetics that can be applied to real world problems (and mythical creatures), and to encourage students to get out and find new information about the world around them.
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We found Alex (and many other scientists) on #sciencetwitter. Throughout season 13, we will be showcasing some of these scientists and their work.
Links:
- Bird Brained Science (Alex’s blog)
- City Science Stars, a program of free science resources for primary/elementary school teachers that links with football (in partnership with the Primary Science Teaching Trust)
- The National Space Centre in Leicester
- Video featuring the flights of mythological creatures can be found here: https://youtu.be/5YGTZaIaEIo
Connect with our guest:
Featured image from Alex Evans of cockatiels flying in the wind tunnel: “It’s a triple-exposure image which captures three parts of a single wingbeat: the upstroke, midstroke and downstroke.”
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