Peter Gallivan
@petergallivan.bsky.social
Outreach Manager, King's College London @kingsnmes.bsky.social
Churchill Fellow // Answering science questions in The Week Junior Science+Nature.
Passionate about science education and communication, and widening access to the world of STEM.
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Churchill Fellow // Answering science questions in The Week Junior Science+Nature.
Passionate about science education and communication, and widening access to the world of STEM.
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An amazing, BUSY day!
June 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
An amazing, BUSY day!
We're live at #LambethCountryShow! Come and say hello and try out some ph painting and make an algorithmic keyring. Find us in the discovery zone! @kingsnmes.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We're live at #LambethCountryShow! Come and say hello and try out some ph painting and make an algorithmic keyring. Find us in the discovery zone! @kingsnmes.bsky.social
And... spotted for sale in Hatchards at St Panceras!
June 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
And... spotted for sale in Hatchards at St Panceras!
On the train to London to Launch my new book at The Royal Institution @ri-science.bsky.social!
So excited to see this in the wild - available at all good bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hidd...
So excited to see this in the wild - available at all good bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hidd...
June 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On the train to London to Launch my new book at The Royal Institution @ri-science.bsky.social!
So excited to see this in the wild - available at all good bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hidd...
So excited to see this in the wild - available at all good bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hidd...
Today in STEM outreach - reusing my clothes dryers and ladder to make a mass red cabbage indicator paper factory.
June 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Today in STEM outreach - reusing my clothes dryers and ladder to make a mass red cabbage indicator paper factory.
Great family day at the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Festival of AI! Children tried a mini turing test, choosing one word to prove they are human. Of course skibidi appeared! We also built a simple image recognition AI, which detected drawings of cats and (sometimes) dogs. @kingsnmes.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Great family day at the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Festival of AI! Children tried a mini turing test, choosing one word to prove they are human. Of course skibidi appeared! We also built a simple image recognition AI, which detected drawings of cats and (sometimes) dogs. @kingsnmes.bsky.social
Niche design moment today - excited too see the colourful stickers TFL have used to cover up the 'ghost' on the Elizabeth Line! Smart way to cover up dirty marks left by people cumulatively over the years 😎
April 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Niche design moment today - excited too see the colourful stickers TFL have used to cover up the 'ghost' on the Elizabeth Line! Smart way to cover up dirty marks left by people cumulatively over the years 😎
Dear Meta: when I click the search button within WhatsApp, in what possible scenario would be wanting to discover what consciousness is?!
April 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Dear Meta: when I click the search button within WhatsApp, in what possible scenario would be wanting to discover what consciousness is?!
So excited to share my brand new book, The Hidden Heroes of Science, published with @ri-science.bsky.social and DK Books!
Packed with amazing tales of scientists from Ancient Egypt to the modern day, accompanied by amazing illustrations from Robbie Cathro.
Preorder now! geni.us/hiddenheroes...
Packed with amazing tales of scientists from Ancient Egypt to the modern day, accompanied by amazing illustrations from Robbie Cathro.
Preorder now! geni.us/hiddenheroes...
March 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So excited to share my brand new book, The Hidden Heroes of Science, published with @ri-science.bsky.social and DK Books!
Packed with amazing tales of scientists from Ancient Egypt to the modern day, accompanied by amazing illustrations from Robbie Cathro.
Preorder now! geni.us/hiddenheroes...
Packed with amazing tales of scientists from Ancient Egypt to the modern day, accompanied by amazing illustrations from Robbie Cathro.
Preorder now! geni.us/hiddenheroes...
Lovely to finally see the statue of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis! And what a beautiful setting for it, looking out to the cliffs where she worked.
March 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Lovely to finally see the statue of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis! And what a beautiful setting for it, looking out to the cliffs where she worked.
Fascinating lecture from @markmiodownik.bsky.social, exploring how to tackle rampant consumerism and build a sustainable future. Lots to think about!
March 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Fascinating lecture from @markmiodownik.bsky.social, exploring how to tackle rampant consumerism and build a sustainable future. Lots to think about!
I would LOVE to know how often this product is ordered. Feels incredibly niche to me!
February 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I would LOVE to know how often this product is ordered. Feels incredibly niche to me!
Anyone working with BBC micro:bits - I'm really enjoying working with the robo:bit mk3 from @4tronix.co.uk.
So easy for students to use, enabling them to go from zero to seeing their code control a robot within an hour session!
So easy for students to use, enabling them to go from zero to seeing their code control a robot within an hour session!
January 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Anyone working with BBC micro:bits - I'm really enjoying working with the robo:bit mk3 from @4tronix.co.uk.
So easy for students to use, enabling them to go from zero to seeing their code control a robot within an hour session!
So easy for students to use, enabling them to go from zero to seeing their code control a robot within an hour session!
I still get excited seeing my cover articles in the wild!
This month's The Week Junior Science+Nature is another cracker of an issue.
This month's The Week Junior Science+Nature is another cracker of an issue.
January 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I still get excited seeing my cover articles in the wild!
This month's The Week Junior Science+Nature is another cracker of an issue.
This month's The Week Junior Science+Nature is another cracker of an issue.
Thank you Google Photos for selecting this 2kg sweet potato I was delivered by Sainsburys six years ago, as a key life moment to highlight.
(peanut butter jar for scale)
(peanut butter jar for scale)
January 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thank you Google Photos for selecting this 2kg sweet potato I was delivered by Sainsburys six years ago, as a key life moment to highlight.
(peanut butter jar for scale)
(peanut butter jar for scale)
Sounds like a job for Atkinson Hyperlegible, my favourite font:
www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/
Image shows the number 1, a capital then lower case letter i, then a lowercase L, which all look identical in many fonts.
www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/
Image shows the number 1, a capital then lower case letter i, then a lowercase L, which all look identical in many fonts.
January 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Sounds like a job for Atkinson Hyperlegible, my favourite font:
www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/
Image shows the number 1, a capital then lower case letter i, then a lowercase L, which all look identical in many fonts.
www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/
Image shows the number 1, a capital then lower case letter i, then a lowercase L, which all look identical in many fonts.
It's a Pete double dose in the January Issue of The Week Junior Science+Nature! I explore the amazing power of electricity, alongside my usual monthly Q&A column.
The perfect magazine for any science-keen child in your life!
The perfect magazine for any science-keen child in your life!
January 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's a Pete double dose in the January Issue of The Week Junior Science+Nature! I explore the amazing power of electricity, alongside my usual monthly Q&A column.
The perfect magazine for any science-keen child in your life!
The perfect magazine for any science-keen child in your life!
A lovely night spent at @ri-science.bsky.social for a presentation of Michael Faraday's classic Christmas Lectures 'The Chemical History of a Candle'. An incredible array of demonstrations - well worth watching when it pops up on the Ri YouTube channel soon.
December 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
A lovely night spent at @ri-science.bsky.social for a presentation of Michael Faraday's classic Christmas Lectures 'The Chemical History of a Candle'. An incredible array of demonstrations - well worth watching when it pops up on the Ri YouTube channel soon.
Starbucks have an interesting maths problem for you this Christmas. What has the larger surface area - a square cake or a Christmas tree shaped cake?!
For those of us who want the largest slice of cake of our money, this is important!
For those of us who want the largest slice of cake of our money, this is important!
December 13, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Starbucks have an interesting maths problem for you this Christmas. What has the larger surface area - a square cake or a Christmas tree shaped cake?!
For those of us who want the largest slice of cake of our money, this is important!
For those of us who want the largest slice of cake of our money, this is important!
Great to see a full house for our first Annual Engineering for Schools Lecture @kingsnmes.bsky.social!
Fab talks from PhD student Mostafa Mousa exploring his journey to building robots, and from Prof Claire Lucas exploring how Engineering can be used to improve the world for everyone.
Fab talks from PhD student Mostafa Mousa exploring his journey to building robots, and from Prof Claire Lucas exploring how Engineering can be used to improve the world for everyone.
December 9, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Great to see a full house for our first Annual Engineering for Schools Lecture @kingsnmes.bsky.social!
Fab talks from PhD student Mostafa Mousa exploring his journey to building robots, and from Prof Claire Lucas exploring how Engineering can be used to improve the world for everyone.
Fab talks from PhD student Mostafa Mousa exploring his journey to building robots, and from Prof Claire Lucas exploring how Engineering can be used to improve the world for everyone.
Lovely afternoon running our monthly STEM Club at Evelina London Children's Hospital.
We made some artwork exploring static electricity - next month we'll be parachuting Santa down their six-story glass atrium!
We made some artwork exploring static electricity - next month we'll be parachuting Santa down their six-story glass atrium!
November 19, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Lovely afternoon running our monthly STEM Club at Evelina London Children's Hospital.
We made some artwork exploring static electricity - next month we'll be parachuting Santa down their six-story glass atrium!
We made some artwork exploring static electricity - next month we'll be parachuting Santa down their six-story glass atrium!
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
Training for London marathon officially underway! St Neots Half Marathon done, but lots more miles to run.
Any donations to Whizz Kidz, who I am running for, much appreciated.
www.justgiving.com/page/peter-g...
Any donations to Whizz Kidz, who I am running for, much appreciated.
www.justgiving.com/page/peter-g...
November 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Training for London marathon officially underway! St Neots Half Marathon done, but lots more miles to run.
Any donations to Whizz Kidz, who I am running for, much appreciated.
www.justgiving.com/page/peter-g...
Any donations to Whizz Kidz, who I am running for, much appreciated.
www.justgiving.com/page/peter-g...
Busy week of Outreach at King's!
The launch of our Girls Robotics Challenge, checking out our researchs at Royal Academy of Engineering Latest and now the Institute of Physics Communicators Conference.
And a half marathon this weekend 😅
The launch of our Girls Robotics Challenge, checking out our researchs at Royal Academy of Engineering Latest and now the Institute of Physics Communicators Conference.
And a half marathon this weekend 😅
November 14, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Busy week of Outreach at King's!
The launch of our Girls Robotics Challenge, checking out our researchs at Royal Academy of Engineering Latest and now the Institute of Physics Communicators Conference.
And a half marathon this weekend 😅
The launch of our Girls Robotics Challenge, checking out our researchs at Royal Academy of Engineering Latest and now the Institute of Physics Communicators Conference.
And a half marathon this weekend 😅
Here's a cheeky peeky sheep I saw recently.
I'd appreciate your thoughts.
I'd appreciate your thoughts.
November 12, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Here's a cheeky peeky sheep I saw recently.
I'd appreciate your thoughts.
I'd appreciate your thoughts.