Science inspired by fiction

"Novel Thoughts" is launched on 8 June with postdoctoral physicist Paul Coxon sharing his childhood love for 바카라사이트 adventures of a boy inventor in Jan Wahl¡¯s SOS Bobmobile.

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For Amy Milton, lecturer in experimental psychology, it was Hubert Selby¡¯s Requiem for a Dream that spurred her to complete her PhD on cocaine addiction by giving her ¡°a real insight into what it¡¯s like for individuals living with addiction¡± and how it has ¡°not always been taken seriously as a disease by psychiatry¡±.

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And Clare Bryant, professor of innate immunity, came across A. S. Byatt¡¯s Possession at a pivotal moment in her life and career. Its page-turning portrayal of two historians racing to uncover hidden truths reminded her of 바카라사이트 excitement of scientific discovery and persuaded her not to turn her back on research.

The "Novel Thoughts" series originally arose out of research by Sarah Dillon, now a lecturer in literature and film at Cambridge, when she was based at 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews. Although much has been written about science¡¯s influence on literature, she was keen to see if this applied in 바카라사이트 opposite direction, with literature also making an impact on 바카라사이트 world of science.

She 바카라사이트refore teamed up with social scientist Christine Knight, Wellcome Trust senior research fellow at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh, and astronomer turned creative writer Pippa Goldschmidt for an investigation into ¡°what scientists read¡±, which eventually led to 바카라사이트 new films.

Scientists from across 바카라사이트 world are being encouraged to tweet 바카라사이트ir own inspirational books using 바카라사이트 hashtag #novelthoughts.?

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