BW Science

18/12/2024

Why does Santa Claus wear red? 🎅 His decision was inspired by other gift-bringers, but there's an important scientific reason behind Santa's choice of red.

Check out my new article on RTE Brainstorm for the answer!

Full article:
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1217/1486908-santa-claus-red-outfit-science/

16/12/2024

It's Christmas time 🎄 and it's almost time for Santa Claus to do his present delivery thing. 🎁

But how does Santa Claus use the time zones to his advantage on Christmas Eve to help him deliver presents around the world 🌍?

Check out my YouTube video (link in the comments below) on the secrets to Santa's timezone adventures.

11/11/2024

It's on - Science Week 2024 in Ireland has begun! ⚡️My adventures started on Saturday Nov 9th at Nenagh Library where I spoke about 'The Super Science of Spider-Man' as part of the Tipperary Festival of Science.

Thanks to Maeve Liston and Patricia O'Sullivan for the invite to open the Tipperary Festival of Science with the science behind New York's favourite webslinger. 🕷️

From today, I'm delivering shows all around Ireland until Saturday November 23rd!

Looking forward to driving Ireland, visiting familiar places and new places, and taking in the range of candidate election posters that are appearing around the country with the Irish national election taking place on November 29th.

Always think super!

07/11/2024

Want to discover the 'Super Science of Spider-Man'? 🕷️

Well, on Saturday November 9th I'll be speaking about the science of Spider-Man at Nenagh Library as part of the Tipperary Festival of Science.

There's two shows - 10.00 am and 11.30 am, and everyone is invited to come dressed as your favourite Spider-Man character!

Hope to see you there!

Get your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/.../the-super-science-of...

The Superhero Scientist

02/11/2024

Science Week 2024 in Ireland is fast approaching! 🚀

I'm kicking things off my adventures with the Tipperary Festival of Science at Nenagh Library on Saturday November 9th with two shows on "The Super Science of Spider-Man"! 🕷️

The shows take place at 10.00 am and 11.30 am, and you can book your tickets using the Eventbrite link 👇.

And - you're invited to come dressed up as your favourite Spider-Man character too!

These are shows for all the family, with plenty of science and entertainment included.

Hope to see you there! Spread the word!

BWF

In this talk, Dr. Barry Fitzgerald (The Superhero Scientist) will introduce you to some of the spectacular science behind Spider-Man.

26/07/2024

Shield ✅. Hammer ✅. Planning for my Science Week Ireland 2024 adventure is very much on! ⚡️

In November 2024, I'll be in Ireland travelling the country to deliver engaging and inspiring workshops on the amazing possibilities of science.

And it's no longer Science Week for me, it's Science Month as I'll be in Ireland for 3 full weeks of science outreach and communication fun! 🔭

My agenda is filling up fast, but I still have some free days for talks during my visit. I'm already scheduled to visit several schools, libraries, science festivals, and companies during my November tour.

If you or your organisation is interested to hear inspiring stories about where science could go in the future to mark Science Week 2024, get in contact with me here, by e-mail at [email protected], or visit my website www.bwscience.com.

It's time to think super for Science Week 2024!

BWF

30/05/2024

Building bridges today as the host for the SURF Research Day 2024 in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. And starting with a group selfie!

Great day for researchers and research supporters to discuss how to do the best and most responsible research in terms of energy use.

And it’s an awesome conference because Lego is very much embedded in the theme and the day 🧱

16/05/2024

My new book 'Superheroes' written with Etienne Augé is out in the world, and in the book, we explain why you need science and history to understand where the genre has come from and where it might be going.

Check out this fantastic article from Erasmus University Rotterdam, which contains a flavour of what you'll find in the book and what we hope to achieve with it!

Want to get yourself a copy of the book? Check out this page for information on how: https://bwscience.com/product/superheroes/

BWF

Etienne F. Augé and Barry W. Fitzgerald combine their superpowers to understand and explain superheroes.

04/03/2024

It's Engineers Week 2024 in Ireland and I'm embarking on a mini-tour. 🦾

4 stops at 4 different locations as I bring my new talk "Extreme Engineering" around the island of Ireland.

Here are the dates and locations for the tour:

1. Sligo for the Sligo Engineering Fair at ATU Sligo (general public) - 3rd March 2024 (already done and it was great fun)

2. Selskar College, Wexford (secondary school) - 6th March 2024

3. University of Limerick, Limerick (workshops with primary school students visiting the campus) - 7th March 2024

4. Rath Dara Community College (secondary school) - 8th March 2024

Stay tuned for updates on the mini-tour.

And if your school, festival, or organisation are interested in engaging and interactive workshops in the future, please get in contact here, via my website www.bwscience.com, or via e-mail: [email protected].

BWF

22/02/2024

⚡ 'Superheroes' has arrived! My latest book - co-written with Etienne Augé and published with Bot Uitgevers in the Netherlands - is a fact. And it's out now!

It's my 4th book, 1st with a publisher, and 1st with a co-author. Etienne and I had a whole lot of fun writing this book, and we disagreed about almost everything while writing it (except for how great The Boys as a superhero series is).

👉 You can get the book in lots of places online such as my web shop: https://bwscience.com/product/superheroes/

Spread the word, and share the news. 'Superheroes' has landed!

(Good to know - it took more than 20 photos to get this photo of me 'reading' the book.)

14/02/2024

📣 I'll be in Ireland for Engineers Week (from March 2nd to 9th). If you're interested in engaging workshops on engineering for your school, festival, or company, be sure to get in contact. I've still got openings for workshops.

💻 If you're interested in, you can contact me here, visit my website (www.bwscience.com), or contact me via e-mail: [email protected].

🇮🇪 As always I'm looking forward to visiting Ireland for Engineers Week and sharing some engaging stories about our engineering future!

BWF