Andrew Glester's Outputs (13)

Will AI chatbots replace physicists? (2023)
Digital Artefact

When discussing the capabilities of the latest AI chatbots, a physicist may argue: “Okay, they’re impressive at regurgitating texts that sound increasingly human. But we physicists don’t have much to worry about. It will be ages before the bots learn... Read More about Will AI chatbots replace physicists?.

Commanding missions, making history (2022)
Journal Article

Andrew Glester reviews Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Eileen M Collins with Jonathan H Ward.

Ambassador for the Space Age (2021)
Journal Article

Commercial spaceflight industry professional and science communicator Kellie Gerardi was one of the many who wanted to be part of the nascent Space Age. But with a degree in film studies rather than aerospace engineering, her nontraditional path in t... Read More about Ambassador for the Space Age.

Spicing up your space education with CanSats rockets and hackathons... - the Space Universities Network Recipe Book (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The UK-based “Space Universities Network” (SUN) was formed in 2016 with the aim of enhancing the quality of learning and teaching by providing support and resources to the space science and engineering higher education community. It now has 60 member... Read More about Spicing up your space education with CanSats rockets and hackathons... - the Space Universities Network Recipe Book.

The imitation game (2019)
Journal Article

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch talks to Andrew Glester about what it's like to play famous scientists

Race to lunar space (2019)
Journal Article

Visitor from another star (2019)
Journal Article

Asteroid, comet, alien ship or something else altogether? Astronomers are still unsure about the true nature of 'Oumuamua – the first confirmed interstellar object to be detected in our solar system – as Andrew Glester finds

Developing a Community of Practice to support the space engineering higher education community (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The UK-based “Space Universities Network” (SUN) was formed in 2016 with the aim of enhancing the quality of learning and teaching by providing support and resources to the space science and engineering higher education community. The goal of this res... Read More about Developing a Community of Practice to support the space engineering higher education community.

The asteroid trillionaires (2018)
Journal Article

The race to the riches of asteroids is on, with several private companies vying for funding to become the first space miners. Andrew Glester digs into the issues involved in making money from asteroids.

Developing a community of practice to support the space engineering higher education community (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The UK-based “Space Universities Network” (SUN) was formed in 2016 with the aim of enhancing the quality of learning and teaching by providing support and resources to the space science and engineering higher education community. The goal of this res... Read More about Developing a community of practice to support the space engineering higher education community.

Boldly going to a galaxy far, far away (2018)
Journal Article

As a science-fiction fan, I am often asked, "Star Trek or Star Wars?" It's no surprise to see new books exploring the science of each coming out.

Science at the Fringe (2017)
Journal Article

Andrew Glester visits this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and seeks out science-themed shows

Sitting outside the Milky Way: Communicating science with adults in a 3D planetarium (2017)
Journal Article

Planetariums are evolving. In July 2015, the @Bristol Planetarium became the first 3D planetarium in the UK. Audiences are taken on a multimedia, 3D journey through the Cosmos to supplement the more traditional 2D representation of the night sky. Thi... Read More about Sitting outside the Milky Way: Communicating science with adults in a 3D planetarium.