Adventures in Alkali Metal Chemistry | Declan Fleming | TEDxStGilgenInternationalSchool

Science is a constant push at the 'frontier of ignorance' as Richard Feynman once phrased it and evidently, giving into our curiosity every so often is what drives profound discoveries. Declan Fleming has taught for 13 years in comprehensive, grammar and international schools in the UK and Austria. In 2011 he was appointed as a School Teacher Fellow to the University of Bath, UK, by the Royal Society of Chemistry where he worked on projects to increase the recruitment and retention of undergraduate chemists. During this time, he took on the regular Exhibition Chemistry column for Education in Chemistry magazine which aims to support teachers worldwide in the effective and safe use of demonstrations in the teaching of Chemistry. He continues to contribute to a wide range of other science communication projects. Declan currently teaches in St Gilgen, Austria. He has a keen interest in photography and loves being outdoors, preferably at cloud base under his paraglider. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx