A night with a Baroness

Tonight I went to a talk by renowned scientist Susan Greenfield entitled "Banana Skins, Bottlenecks, and Elephant Traps: The journey of women in technology". Yes, the talk was put on by Women In Technology, and there was a definite minority of dudes in the audience, but you see Susan Greenfield is worth checking out. In addition to a famous neuroscientist, Susan is also an author... and I've actually read one of her books. Back in 2001 when I was in Oxford I picked up a copy of her book, The Private Life of the Brain. It was about consciousness, sense of self, and how things such as drugs and alcohol effect brain activity.

Anyhow, she's a fantastic speaker and touched on some of the things in her book I was familiar with. But ultimately she was talking about the challenges females face in science and technology and how dominated these fields are by men.

The talk was held at Barclays world headquarters.. an impressive building where we were able to enjoy the views from the 30th floor over wine and capaes afterwards. The view of Canary Wharf at night from that height is awesome... and a perfect way to top off the talk.

Syd.