By day, Roger Highfield is a mild-mannered science journalist, author and broadcaster. But under that crisp white lab coat beats the heart of his alter ego, Boffin...
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what makes my blood boil...

Public Engagement

A term mostly used by scientists to talk about talking to the public. Often by researchers who know nothing about public engagement at all, have never seriously engaged with anyone other than fellow academics and probably would not even recognise "public engagement" even if a member of the hoi polloi bit them on the backside.

Thanks to

Simon Singh
Jad Marrouche
Raj Persaud
David Johnson
Brian Millar