No Britney, no Paris and no Amy. No way.

August 17, 2009

Celebrity Scientist is a term we use loosely here at Science Hub.

We mean celebrities who like science and tech – and we’re not talking rehab, lipo or hot air …

We mean real people who think, entertain us, and look fabulously glamorous because they don’t have to wear a lab coat all day.

Who would you like as Science Hub’s first Celebrity Scientist?

The MythBusters? Jeremy Clarkson? The hand behind Dr Bunsen Honeydew? Sarah Murdoch, ambassador for the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute? Australia’s own Dr Karl?

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