Recently Professor Colin Pillinger CBE FRS was awarded the Michael Faraday Prize by The Royal Society for his excellent work in science communication. As part of the prize Colin gave the Michael Faraday Lecture "Stones from the sky: A heaven-sent opportunity to talk about science" at the Society's London headquarters on 12 January 2012. The lecture is now available to watch as a replay on the Society's royalsociety.tv webpage.
Meteorites provide us with samples from distant bodies including asteroids, comets, the moon and ancient stars. Witnesses to the extraordinary event when one is seen to fall from the sky, or anyone finding one on the ground, also have a story to tell. It's a potent mix for science communication, not just by scientists but to scientists.
23 January 2012