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Talking Science

Information and links to the latest ideas in science communication in the UK - of interest to science journalists, science museum and science centre staff, science festival organisers and performers, and scientists who wish to develop their skills at communicating with a wider audience outside the scientific community.

	specialisms articles

Do you use specialist English? English for technology, medicine or the social sciences, for example? If so, come here and learn English through your own interests or specialism. We have articles on some of these subject areas and will be adding more. If you would like to suggest an article, please do using this form.

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Agriculture:
Organic farming
Why eat organic food? Is it any better for you than 'normal' food? Read a supermarket leaflet with information about their organic produce and listen to two work colleagues discuss eating organic foodstuffs.

Agriculture:
Pesticides
Read a text that discusses some of the problems related to the use of pesticides and listen to an organic food expert discuss why more and more people believe we should stop using pesticides.

Arts: Archaeology
Conservation and restoration
Read about an imaginary World Heritage Site to introduce you to the vocabulary of ancient remains. Listen to a young archaeologist describing a dig that she worked on.

Arts: Architecture
Trends in architecture
From signature buildings to the designs of the new urbanists, the trends in architecture today are wide-ranging, in style, materials, aesthetics and practicality. Find out more ...

Arts: Art
Curating museums
What is a museum curator? Is it someone who spends all day in the dusty cellars of our museums, studying and organising ancient collections? Or maybe today the curator sits at their computer all day and compares collections around the world.

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		Maritime English Maritime English - English for people connected with the sea. Read about the uses and origins of Maritime English and listen to a former Merchant seaman, talking.

Science: Biotechnology
Read about the origins of biotechnology and listen to two friends as they discuss the advantages and disadvantages of genetically-modified food.

Science: Mother Earth
Sheldrake's Morphic Field theory suggests that there are kinds of collective memories in nature, within plant and animal species.

Social Science: Social science and economics
Find out about different trends in Europe as our articles explore why many young British graduates are considered part of the "Boomerang generation", and how home-ownership in Spain has changed over the years.

Teaching: Teaching English
How can English teachers provide a stimulating, fun and enriched environment for their learners, especially for their younger learners? Read an article which explains how teachers can make the most of the time inside the language classroom and listen to a teacher trainer give suggestions on how to make the most of pair work activities.

Translation: Translating and interpreting
This article looks at the skills of translating and interpreting, both highly skilled jobs. Here we offer some advice and information.