Sharing science through story: Fergus McAuliffe at TEDxDublin

Fergus McAuliffe is an environmental scientist at University College Cork. He is passionate about environmental sustainability through constructed wetlands and learning new techniques from nature, as well as science communication. Fergus won the first Fame Lab Ireland, a competition hosted by the British Council at Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin earlier this year. He went on to compete against 20 countries and win the international title at the Cheltenham Science Festival. As a scientist, Fergus works at the interface of the man-made world and the natural world, and investigates ways of using plants to sustainably protect our environment from harmful wastes.
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[@sharadsaxena10]

Thank you for introducing such a wonderful world of science through storytelling. I would adopt this in my teaching efforts

[@Adi64717]

Brilliant presentation!

[@poppyfishpeopledevelopment6773]

Captivating story and wonderfully delivered. A wonderful demonstration of the power of voice, ear and story.

[@LisamareeDom]

Everyone in science, even the social sciences should watch this

[@rtlopez9159]

This guy must have a 90 step skin care routine cuz he is GLOWING

[@TheCoralGarden]

Exceptional talk! Story is the way for science communication

[@eyedeeaz]

Once upon a time there was a big bang. Many eons passed and a life form called the human evolved on a planet and disagreed if the story started with the big bang or something more magical. They argued on an internet for decades when they could have been making sexy time. The end.

[@nd41]

This is Phenomenal!

[@arlinegeorge6967]

Interesting n informative talk. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

[@Maurisa3]

I absolutely love this!

[@Marquis-wj3eh]

Really interesting

[@zirak93-2]

Ironically, a master thesis writing course brought me here. The dude responsible for that module has a great sense of humor and is indeed a real troller. On another note, this guy is hilarious. LOL, he brings up some good points.

[@ongkondeb4624]

this needs more views

[@inessamaria2428]

Genius

[@rugawakhoidts2947]

Every big things have small beginnings good luck

[@terrarian3712]

Why does he sound like the Real Engineering guy

[@acorngrownstrong8827]

A few times the story of the frog and it's sugar filled cells enters my mind. Stories are one of the most potent ways to express ideas and information. Although I didn't like the Da Vinci Code in book form and gave up after abut 5 chapters. I watched the film to see what happened. What did I learn? How to be a conspiracy theorist. It's quite fashionable to be one these days. Tin foil hat sales are at an all time record high.

[@ВикторФирсов-е9ф]

Sooo... Frozen Canadian frogs are sweet? Someone has to keep this info in secret from the Quebec.

[@musicalbioarts]

what a beautiful talk😊😊

[@MyVetgirl]

Well done Fergus. I too, am an environmental scientist - as well an author of stories. I never really thought about combining the two passions, but what an impact your talk makes. Thank you for the inspiration, and the words of wisdom. Keep up the good work.

[@courtneyirish973]

This is brilliant. Communication is such an important part of science. I'm half way through my science undergrad at the moment and science communication has only (occasionally) been included as an assessment tool; beyond "make it engaging" we've never actually been taught the "how" of it.

[@deviprasad4286]

Its revolutionize world...as Gts...

[@ASiddig]

Amazing

[@EricELT18]

Do you teach English to engineers and other people interested in science and technology? How can the gap between scientists and the general public be reduced? Do your English students struggle to clearly communicate their research interests and ideas? This informative TED video - from Ireland - identifies three barriers faced by engineers and scientists in clearly communicating. It also shares the solution - tell a research story! This short Ted talk can be used - despite the heavy accent - in advanced #ESL, #EFL, #EAP, and #speech adult and college classes.

[@bis_africa]

The power in Story telling!

[@Doris86pl]

very interesting talk, thank you Fergus for sharing your experience with us

[@sindhum16]

Very engaging talk!