International Day for Women and Girls in Science
by Sofia Castelló y Tickell 9 February, 2018. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford. For so long, women have had a keen interest in processes that shape the world, and provided valuable insights and discoveries. But we have only recently been able to be formally recognised as scientists! From Mary Anning to Mary Somerville, fossil-hunters to astronomers, we have an amazing history to build on, and many contributions to make. |
Lessons on conservation from my 9-year-old self
by Sofia Castelló y Tickell 25 July, 2017. Conservation Optimism. Thunk, thunk. Another book, binder, notebook off the shelf. I stood in front of a polished wooden bookcase in my childhood bedroom in Mexico City; the window next to me looked out over green trees. Five shelves groaned with the weight of twelve years worth of school supplies, old post, diaries, books and notebooks. |
Urchins & Chocolate Milk
By Sofia Castelló y Tickell. 29 October, 2013. The Witman Lab @ Brown blog. I never thought I'd walk into a kindergarten classroom wearing scuba gear, but it seemed a good way to capture our audience's attention, and keep it, while talking about urchins and marine ecology. So once we had waddled in wearing our fins, Robbie and I began our presentation at the Wheeler School with, "These are the suits we wear to work!" |