This is the story of materials through making and doing. Through a mixture of memoir, storytelling, stand-up comedy and scientific explanations, join award-winning materials scientist and writer Dr Anna Ploszajski on an odyssey through the different materials of science and craft. This online talk is the story of a young scientist trying to find true meaning in her science, and its – and her – place in the world. We’ll meet papermaking, wood-carving, cold-working metal, glass-blowing, sugar work, felting and flint-knapping. One thing’s for sure, you'll never look at metals, plastics, ceramics and textiles in the same way again. 

This is a recording of the online event, Handmade: A Scientists Search for Meaning Through Making, which originally took place on Thursday 20 May 2021 via Microsoft Teams.

All our online events are recorded via Microsoft Teams and last around 75 minutes. Once you have completed your purchase, you will receive an order confirmation, followed by an email containing a unique link to stream this recording via YouTube. Please allow 1 hour for the email containing your unique link to arrive. Your Event On Demand will be available to stream for 3 months from the date of your purchase.