Blinded Me With Science.

I want to tell you about someone I’m become a bit of a fan of, and it might not be the kind of person you would think of being a fan of.

Damn that sentence got long, and all I wanted to do was to not finish with the word of, but I tried three times and failed each time, so stuff it, it can stay like that.

 

Who is your favourite scientist? Yes, that’s right, who is your favourite scientist? I’m guessing it would be Julius Sumner Miller, or Bill Nye the Science Guy, Doctor Karl, or the blokes from the Curiosity Show, or maybe even Doctor Who. Well I want to throw up a new name into that mix of awesomeness, Dr Rachel Dunlop, better known as Dr Rachy.

 

I first learnt of Dr. Rachy though the Skeptics Zone podcast, and since then have discovered her on twitter, on various television and radio spots, and even seen her name mentioned in an article on The Drum. When I do see her name mentioned, it pricks up my ears as something worth reading.

 

What I like about Dr. Rachy is how well she can communicate on so many levels. She has the charisma that draws you in to learn more, and to be intrigued by what she is saying, from the mention of noms, to the most detailed science stuff, Dr. Rachy makes you want to listen. She doesn’t put herself up on a soapbox as being an almighty powerhouse of knowledge that everyone else must bow before, no, not at all. Instead she who engages you and makes you think, and shows you just how wonderful the world is, with out the bullshit that some people pedal as the truth.

 

I use to think of myself as a skeptic, but to be honest, I never really gave it much thought. After all, as much as I like science, I’m too dumb to understand it. Instead I just put things into two groups, one being “Utter bullshit, mixed with unicorn rainbow farts and woo” and the other being “Maybe possible“.

These days though, I’m much more informed, and ask a lot more questions, because I have become engaged in discovering why. Sure I’ll never win a Nobel prize for science, my only hope is to get to tighten up my fat belly and maybe be in the running for the Nobel Prize for Boobies. But thanks to Dr. Rachy, my mind has been opened up more, because I can understand what she talks about.

 

You know, I’ve never met Dr. Rachy, although I have had a couple of tweets regarding old radio shows and doughnut vans go back and forth, but I certainly am thankful for her being in my life. We need more people like Dr. Rachy in the world, because then the world will be a better place, filled with awesomeness, noms, and kickarse science.

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