Benjamin Plackett
Since 2013, Benjamin has been travelling to the Arab world to tell stories of science and research, sometimes in recent post-conflict zones. He’s met researchers, who at great personal risk, hurriedly buried their expensive lab equipment as ISIS approached Mosul and he’s interviewed university administrators attempting to rebuild the region’s answer to Oxbridge even as terrorist attacks continue to threaten the campus. His work has been published by Scientific American, Associated Press, CNN, and Engadget amongst others. He has an M.A. in journalism from New York University and a B.Sci. in biology from Imperial College, London.
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Syrian Scientist With “Genius Grant” Advances Wireless Technology
An M.I.T. researcher squeezes innovation out of technologies others thought were tapped out.
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Why the Gulf’s Ailing Coral Reefs May Not Come Back
Amid concern over the Arab world’s coral reefs, an Abu Dhabi researcher shows why they will have difficulty regenerating.
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Gaza Conflict Drives Support to Academic Boycott of Israel
Since the latest fighting began, the number of academics supporting a boycott of Israeli universities has jumped.
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Science in the Midst of the Gaza Conflict
An Israeli and a Palestinian scientist reflect on their joint effort to help young adults with cerebral palsy.
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One Solution for a “Water-Stressed” Future?
A Moroccan engineer says desalination plants could help a country with no oil but lots of coast and sunshine.
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Tips & Resources
Data Show Arab Scientists Making More Impact
The most commonly used measure of how much impact scientists have shows progress in some Arab countries.
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The Twin Missions of a Moroccan Scientist
A Moroccan scientist turned an endangered tree into a source of income for cooperatives of women that sell its oil.
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A Conversation With Morocco’s “Pushiest” University President
Morocco has a need for applied-science research, said Ibn Zohr University's president.
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Small Step In Curing the Big Unemployment Problem
One British university that is successful at getting its graduates jobs is touring the Arab world talking about its method.
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