Simon Clark giving a talk entitled "How I became a YouTube scientist", on the Mind and Body Stage at New Scientist Live 2022
Simon Clark is a videomaker and science communicator from Bath. He finished his PhD in theoretical atmospheric physics at the University of Exeter, researching dynamical stratosphere-troposphere coupling over the Arctic. Prior to this he studied physics at St Peter's College, University of Oxford. Since graduation he has become a full-time science communicator, focusing on making YouTube videos about topics in Earth sciences, but also livestreams on Twitch. His first book, Firmament, is an introduction to and history of atmospheric science. Alongside science he is passionate about music, tabletop gaming, and general geekery. Simon Clark has a strange job. He spends his time talking to people about science on YouTube. Specifically, he talks a lot about the Earth’s atmosphere and how it is changing, using the science that he learned during his degree and PhD in physics. In this talk, Simon will explain how he ended up doing this as his job, from his A level choices right the way through to submitting his PhD thesis, and along the way talk about lessons learned being a scientist and as a communicator online.
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