Is ‘Boffin’ a Dirty Word? – Sixty Symbols

We discuss a campaign to stop scientists being called "boffins". More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓

Featuring University of Nottingham scientists Phil Moriarty, Martyn Poliakoff, Emma Chapman, and Oliver Gould.

Here is the Institute of Physics "Bin the Boffin" campaign – https://www.iop.org/strategy/limit-less/bin-the-boffin

Brady’s other science-based video channels include:
Periodic Videos (chemistry): https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos
Deep Sky Videos (astronomy): https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos
Numberphile (mathematics): https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile
Objectivity (history of science): https://www.youtube.com/c/objectivityvideos
Computerphile (computer science): https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile

This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham – http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics

Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran
With thanks to AP Archive: https://www.ap.org/content/archive

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