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Peter Gallivan

@petergallivan.bsky.social
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Outreach Manager, King's College London @kingsnmes.bsky.social Churchill Fellow // Answering science questions in The Week Junior Science+Nature. Passionate about science education and communication, and widening access to the world of STEM. Views own.

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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
An amazing, BUSY day!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
We're live at #LambethCountryShow! Come and say hello and try out some ph painting and make an algorithmic keyring. Find us in the discovery zone! @kingsnmes.bsky.social
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
And... spotted for sale in Hatchards at St Panceras!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
On the train to London to Launch my new book at The Royal Institution @ri-science.bsky.social! So excited to see this in the wild - available at all good bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hidd...
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Today in STEM outreach - reusing my clothes dryers and ladder to make a mass red cabbage indicator paper factory.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Great family day at the @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Festival of AI! Children tried a mini turing test, choosing one word to prove they are human. Of course skibidi appeared! We also built a simple image recognition AI, which detected drawings of cats and (sometimes) dogs. @kingsnmes.bsky.social
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Niche design moment today - excited too see the colourful stickers TFL have used to cover up the 'ghost' on the Elizabeth Line! Smart way to cover up dirty marks left by people cumulatively over the years 😎
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Dear Meta: when I click the search button within WhatsApp, in what possible scenario would be wanting to discover what consciousness is?!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
So excited to share my brand new book, The Hidden Heroes of Science, published with @ri-science.bsky.social and DK Books! Packed with amazing tales of scientists from Ancient Egypt to the modern day, accompanied by amazing illustrations from Robbie Cathro. Preorder now! geni.us/hiddenheroes...
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Lovely to finally see the statue of Mary Anning in Lyme Regis! And what a beautiful setting for it, looking out to the cliffs where she worked.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Fascinating lecture from @markmiodownik.bsky.social, exploring how to tackle rampant consumerism and build a sustainable future. Lots to think about!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I would LOVE to know how often this product is ordered. Feels incredibly niche to me!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Anyone working with BBC micro:bits - I'm really enjoying working with the robo:bit mk3 from @4tronix.co.uk. So easy for students to use, enabling them to go from zero to seeing their code control a robot within an hour session!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
I still get excited seeing my cover articles in the wild! This month's The Week Junior Science+Nature is another cracker of an issue.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Thank you Google Photos for selecting this 2kg sweet potato I was delivered by Sainsburys six years ago, as a key life moment to highlight. (peanut butter jar for scale)
A massive 2kg sweet potato towers over a jar of peanut butter for scale.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Sounds like a job for Atkinson Hyperlegible, my favourite font: www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/ Image shows the number 1, a capital then lower case letter i, then a lowercase L, which all look identical in many fonts.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
It's a Pete double dose in the January Issue of The Week Junior Science+Nature! I explore the amazing power of electricity, alongside my usual monthly Q&A column. The perfect magazine for any science-keen child in your life!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
A lovely night spent at @ri-science.bsky.social for a presentation of Michael Faraday's classic Christmas Lectures 'The Chemical History of a Candle'. An incredible array of demonstrations - well worth watching when it pops up on the Ri YouTube channel soon.
A view from the audience of the desk in the theatre at the royal institution. The room is dark, and a presenter is lighting candles on the desk.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Starbucks have an interesting maths problem for you this Christmas. What has the larger surface area - a square cake or a Christmas tree shaped cake?! For those of us who want the largest slice of cake of our money, this is important!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Great to see a full house for our first Annual Engineering for Schools Lecture @kingsnmes.bsky.social! Fab talks from PhD student Mostafa Mousa exploring his journey to building robots, and from Prof Claire Lucas exploring how Engineering can be used to improve the world for everyone.
A theatre of students watch a lecturer talking.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Lovely afternoon running our monthly STEM Club at Evelina London Children's Hospital. We made some artwork exploring static electricity - next month we'll be parachuting Santa down their six-story glass atrium!
A child's drawing of a happy face with colourful hairA child's drawing of a butterfly with colourful wings A Lego model of Evelina London Children's Hospital
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
A view of a swiss alpine lake, with light clouds covering the tips of mountains above.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Training for London marathon officially underway! St Neots Half Marathon done, but lots more miles to run. Any donations to Whizz Kidz, who I am running for, much appreciated. www.justgiving.com/page/peter-g...
Me holding up my medal at the finish line of the st Neots Half marathon. I don't look as tired as I actually am!
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Busy week of Outreach at King's! The launch of our Girls Robotics Challenge, checking out our researchs at Royal Academy of Engineering Latest and now the Institute of Physics Communicators Conference. And a half marathon this weekend 😅
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Here's a cheeky peeky sheep I saw recently. I'd appreciate your thoughts.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Super excited/ nervous to announce that I'm running the London Marathon next year! I'll be raising money for the amazing Whizz Kidz - donations of any size most welcome. Also feel free to come along on the day to cheer me on/ heckle me! 🤣 www.justgiving.com/page/peter-g...
Me standing in a sunny field in running gear, holding a sign saying 'I'm running the London Marathon'.
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
I really don't need a third map to hang up in my house, but how could I possibly say no to this fantastically weird Pierce Quincuncial projection?! futuremaps.com/collections/...
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
Some more impressively useless AI nonsense, this time from Microsoft - of course I am looking for information about Singer/Songwriter Christie McVie and not just wanting to open Google Chrome, as I do millions of times every day...
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
I'm not sure the young people taking part in our robotics challenge will appreciate or notice the effort i've gone in giving their micro:bits a little King's College London branding...
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
if you see this, post a bridge
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Peter Gallivan @petergallivan.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
Hi there I'm Pete! I'm new here and I love running science outreach projects for ages young and old. I currently work at King's College London, where I help develop and deliver a wide range of programmes bring people closer to the exciting, diverse world of STEM.
A person with glasses taking a selfie a mirrored box, which surrounds them with reflections.A person smiles, holding some orange gelatinous slime. They are in the gardens of Westminster Abbey.A group of people hold up booklets in front of a screen which reads 'from zero to hero - an outreach tale'.
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