Talk Tues 17 Dec 2024 - Why I rage quit the cutest job in science & what I did next
In March 2022 Caspar resigned his job at Goldsmiths. escaping a toxic work environment at a financially troubled university, but in the process losing his identity as a scientist and academic. This is the story of what happened next.
My next talk is part of the Science Futures series at Newspeak House. Please come along.
Science Futures is for anyone passionate about the future of research and its societal impact, a series of events uniting artists, philosophers, engineers, & scientists exploring future directions of science.
Where: Newspeak House: 133 Bethnal Green Rd, London E2 7DG
When: Tuesday, 17th December 2024
18:00: Doors open
18:30: Introduction
19.00: Dr Caspar Addyman: “Why I rage quit the cutest job in science & what I did next”
21:30: Mingling and planning futures
22:00: Close
Dr. Caspar Addyman is a child psychologist who has studied how babies learn for two decades, focusing on language, concepts, and their sense of time. Since 2011 he had studied why babies laugh and why it matters. He authored the popular science book “The Laughing Baby” and collaborated with Grammy winner Imogen Heap to create “The Happy Song.”
In March 2022 Caspar resigned his job at Goldsmiths. escaping a toxic work environment at a financially troubled university, but in the process losing his identity as a scientist and academic.
This is the story of what happened next. A serendipitous tale of becoming a children’s author and an research nomad applying machine learning methods to problems to parenting and early childhood. Topics covered include the Sustainable Development Goals, neurodiversity, mental health, freelancing, science communication and AI ethics. With a little bit of zen and magick to unsettle the rationalists.
Caspar is an extraordinary lecturer at the Institute for Life Course Health Research, Stellenbosch University and researcher with the Global Parenting Initiative. He is Chief Insight Officer at http://playtandem.com and his “Babies Laugh” picture books are published by Campbell Books. Discover more at https://babies.lol.
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