Scientists meets writers

The worlds of media, consulting, medical science and literature are interacting in different and interesting ways, like the Café Scientifique organisation. Another initative has been taken by Plumbland Consulting Ltd., a consulting company owned by two partners with a bioscience background and a strong interest in science policy and science communication. They have started SciTalk, a new contact service aimed at linking scientists and writers together to give authors inspiration and bring a more realistic picture of (medical) science into fictional writing — see this article in the Times Higher Education Supplement (21 Oct).