Back on February 9th I was rather serendipitously invited to attend Prof Andrea Sella's Royal Society Michael Faraday Lecture. I’d never been to the Royal Society before and Sella's lecture was eye-opening in many ways and very thought provoking.

And today I find myself going back to check out more of the Royal Society lectures (of which there are MANY--click that last hyperlink to see what I mean), most of which are videoed and watchable from the comfort and ease of your home and busy schedule. What a wonderful resource to have at our fingertips!

We all know that scientists are all officially and categorically human, but it's still rather nice to be reminded of how the great questions and challenges of science of today are being tackled by actual, real, rather accessible and exciting people, who just so happen to put their heart and soul into being scientists.

In one of my recent wanderings to find exciting current events in science, I stumbled upon this article from Wired Magazine's blog, written by Jonah Lehrer. I've copied the final paragraph below, but recommend reading the entire post, as it includes similarly profound ideas about children's minds and how we can best help them follow a path of lifelong learning.