http://emmajking.co.im/news.xml/ Latest news, information and updates from emmajking.co.im en-uk emma@emmajking.co.im http://www.wexworlds.net/ On the third weekend in November, I will be giving 4 talks at WexWorlds Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival, in Ireland. I will be speaking about time travel, giving demonstrations involving liquid nitrogen and microwaves, and also giving a talk about the science of "And Another Thing...", the latest Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book, by Eoin Colfer, who is also a guest at the convention. Wed, 14 October 2009 http://emmajking.co.im/talks_workshops/topics.php In March I will be speaking at both the Mathematics in Action and Science in Action days at Imperial College in London. These days are aimed at GCSE students, and include a variety of talks and presentations designed to enthuse young people about maths and science. At the maths days I will be giving a talk on Maths and Beauty, and I will be both chairing and giving a short talk on Everyday Science at the Science days. More details of both of these talks will be available in the "Talks and Workshops" section of this website soon. Thu, 12 February 2009 http://www.astronomy2009.co.uk/ Happy New Year! 2009 is International Year of Astronomy, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of a telescope to study the night sky, which means that all sorts of Astronomy-related things are happening across the country. Click on the title of this news item above to go to the UK web page for the International Year of Astronomy, where you can view a calendar of UK events and find events near you, or look on the links page for links to other astronomy-related sites such as the Isle of Man Astronomical Society. I will be writing a number of new talks this year, including some based on Cosmology/Astronomy, details of which will be available here soon. Wed, 07 January 2009 http://www.new.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=50144513078 Following the success of this autumn's first two Physics in Action days in November, this Thursday (11th December) sees the third and final day, at which I will again be giving my Time Travel talk. I will also be chairing the day, which is designed to be fun, informative, and to give A-level students from across the South-East of the UK a taste of a number of different areas of Physics. The other speakers include Jim McElwaine and Carolyn Crawford from the University of Cambridge, Jonathan Wood, winnner of Famelab 2006, and Ian B. Dunne, professional science communicator and "Science Showman". Tue, 09 December 2008 http://www.kwc.im/ On Thursday 18th September I will be giving my talk on the Physics of Time Travel at King William's College on the Isle of Man. Mon, 15 September 2008 http://www.zombiecon.co.uk/ I will be giving my talk on Time Travel at Zombicon, at the Quality Hotel in Walsall, on Saturday 6 September. For further information about Zombiecon, please visit zombiecon.co.uk Wed, 03 September 2008 http://emmajking.co.im/talks_workshops/EmmaJKing_TimeTravelFlyer.pdf A flyer for my new talk on Time Travel is now available as a PDF file. Click on the title of this news snippet to download a copy. If you would like to book this talk for your school, science festival or other event, please contact me. Mon, 14 July 2008 http://emmajking.co.im/contact I am in the process of writing a talk about time travel, suitable for A-level students, and will be looking for test audiences for this talk over the next few weeks. Please contact me if you would be interested. Mon, 23 June 2008 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-J-King/21597924704 I have decided to keep an online diary about the astronaut application process. You can find this diary on my official facebook page - click on the title of this news snippet to be taken there, or visit the links page. Tue, 20 May 2008 http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Astronaut_Selection/index.html I have just begun the application process to become an astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA). I am sure that places will be hotly contested, but I have always wanted to be an astronaut, so I couldn't let a chance like this go by without giving it a shot! Mon, 19 May 2008 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/am_i_normal.shtml You can now listen to the third episode of BBC Radio 4's "Am I Normal?", which includes snippets from an interview with me, online. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-J-King/21597924704 These news updates will now also appear on my official facebook page. Simply click on the title of the news item in the right hand column to read the article. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/am_i_normal.shtml This coming Friday I am due to give an interview to Radio 4 for use in an upcoming episode of their "Am I Normal?" strand about maths and dyscalculia. The episode in question is due to be broadcast on Tuesday 18th March, at 9pm, and repeated on Wednesday 19th March at 4:30pm. After the programme has been aired it will be available to listen to online from Radio 4's website (click on the title of this news snippet to be taken to the relevant page). Wed, 5 Mar 2008 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-J-King/21597924704 I have just created a facebook page to help promote my busiess. Click on the title of this news snippet to view the Facebook page. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 http://emmajking.co.im/ I have just been informed that my Work Permit application for the Isle of Man has been approved, and should be arriving in the next few days. This means that, as of March 1st I will be officially starting work on the island. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 http://emmajking.co.im/tutoring/testimonials.php Another tutoring testimonial has been added to the website. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 http://emmajking.co.im/contact I'm pleased to say that my email seems to be back up and running, and receiving incoming 'mail with no problems. I am unsure when the problem started, but have not received any email since February 11th, so if you sent something after that, or if your email has not received a response, please re-send it. Thanks. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 http://emmajking.co.im/contact I appear to be having some email problems, and emails being sent to me are bouncing back to the sender. I have contacted the company who host my website and deal with my email regarding this, and hope they will have it fixed soon. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 http://emmajking.co.im/tutoring/testimonials.php Testimonials from former tutoring students have been added to the website. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 http://emmajking.co.im The website is now in its finished form, more or less. No doubt I'll keep tinkering with it, but further major changes are unlikely (famous last words...). Thu, 07 Feb 2008 http://emmajking.co.im The website style as been altered to a blackboard theme, with funky overlay effect courtesy of css / edge. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 http://emmajking.co.im My website is now online, although not yet finalised. The design and content will continue to be updated for some time. Fri, 01 Feb 2008