Daniel Glaser (neuroscientist)
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Daniel Glaser is an English neuroscientist and broadcaster whose work is concerned with the public engagement with science, and the connections between art and science.
Early life and education
Glaser was educated at Trinity College Cambridge where he studied Mathematics before changing to English Literature. He gained his PhD in neuroscience at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel.
Career
Glaser has directed a variety of projects that engage the public with science. Glaser was Head of Engaging Science at Wellcome Trust, where he was responsible for the commissioning and funding of around £15m per year of engagement and arts projects including a Darwin-Inspired experiment for every school in Britain with Sir David Attenborough, numerous broadcast and gaming projects and a national olympics experiment with Sir Steve Redgrave. [1] [2] [3]
In 2013, Glaser became the founding director of Science Gallery London [4] of Science Gallery London. Glaser has also presented a TV series on how science works. Between 2015-18 Glaser wrote a weekly column in the Observer magazine, ‘A neuroscientist explains’, which became a podcasts for the Guardian. [5]
Glaser has also served as the world’s first scientist in residence at an arts institution, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. Glaser co-founded the London branch of Cafe Scientifique and has continued to chair cafes around the world. [6] [7] In 2014 Glaser was the first scientist to be a Man Booker judge. [8][9]
In the media
References
- ↑ Wellcome to Routes, The Guardian
- ↑ Following in Darwin’s footsteps – win a school trip to the Galapagos Islands, Wellcome Trust
- ↑ Wellcome Trust “creates science legacy” from London 2012, Wellcome Trust
- ↑ Science Gallery at King's College London, Kings College London
- ↑ A neuroscientist explains, The Guardian
- ↑ Beyond laboratory conditions, LabLit
- ↑ And now for the scientifique bit, The Guardian
- ↑ Daniel Glaser named as Man Booker judge, Kings College London
- ↑ This year, I became the first scientist to judge the Man Booker, New Statesman
External links
- Daniel Glaser on twitter
- Daniel Glaser on linkedin
- Daniel Glaser | The Guardian
- An interview with Dr. Daniel Glaser, Science Gallery London
- Daniel Glaser – The Conversation
- Daniel Glaser - The Brain from Top to Bottom
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