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Ed gained his Masters in zoology at the University of Sheffield but is currently leading a double life in Edinburgh. By day he runs murder-mystery science workshops for the Scottish Institute of Biotechnology Education. By night, or at least afternoon, he works on his PhD in evolutionary biology at the University of Edinburgh. He’s studying nature’s version of the creatures from the Alien films - tiny wasps that eat their way through living hosts.
Being a biologist has given him some amazing experiences. He recently spent 6 weeks in Oman driving through deserts, camping on beaches and diving in search of clownfish for Project NEMO. He’s worked with damselflies in Sri Lanka, bats in Indonesia and sea turtles in Greece. When he’s not diving or running after a football, he’s trying to find new ways to go travelling and finally get over his fear of heights – bungee jumping didn’t work!
“Science is often seen as boring, irrelevant or even slightly suspect. Part of the problem is that we scientists generally aren’t very good at explaining ourselves. NESTA FameLab offers a great chance to have a go and whilst putting yourself through those 3 minutes is a huge learning curve, everyone I spoke to enjoyed taking part and said they’d definitely do it again.”
For a clip of Ed in action, click here
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH ED'S VODCAST OR CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO HIS PODCAST.
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