Science is often perceived as the cool pursuit of objective knowledge, yet most scientists will tell you that it was a personal experience that attracted them to their field of choice.Science, She Loves Meis a powerful and engaging collectionfor science educators and communicatorsabout how to communicate more effectively, more creatively, and more passionately, about science. This unique miscellany includes ideas, discussions and methods for sharing the joys of science with both students and the public.Through the use of text and images,Science, She Loves Melooks at the way science is used, expressed and explored by individuals, artists, scientists and teachers, from cafes and classrooms all the way to theatre stages and Hollywood.Contributors include: Jay Ingram, Simon Singh, Richard P. Feynman, Lawrence M. Krauss and Billy Kluver, to name just a few.
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Mary Anne Moser has built a career where art, culture and science intersect. She worked as a journalist, an award-winning designer and became the founding editor of the Banff Centre Press in 1995. She started the Banff Science Communications Program in 2005, Canada's Iron Science Teacher competition in 2007 and was member of the start-up steering committee for the Science Media Centre of Canada, launched in 2010. She is the editor of two books on science in society: Immersed in Technology (MIT Press, 1995) and Science, She Loves Me (Banff Centre Press, 2011). During her role as communications director at the Schulich School of Engineering, she has started a new initiative called Beakerhead, a major collaborative arts and engineering festival for the city of Calgary. She is now the Vice President of Strategic Communications at Cybera Inc. She has a bachelor's degree in zoology, a master's degree in communications and an interdisciplinary PhD. In 2011, she was recognized by the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Foundation for Excellence in Science and Technology Public Awareness.
"I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the age long debate about the connections between the arts and sciences." -Jean Marc Levy Leblond
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