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Posted: Tuesday Jul 09, 2024

Why little things are worth looking at

Giselle Clarkson is an illustrator and science communicator, and author of the best-selling non-fiction book The Observologist, which has been translated into four languages.

It's a book for children, but Giselle says taking notice of the natural world - like the colours on a leaf, and the fine hairs on a spider's leg - is key to retaining a childlike sense of wonder.

She's giving the keynote talk for this year's New Zealand International Science Festival's 'nano-fest' in Dunedin this year and speaks to Emile Donovan about her love of combining science and art.

Listen here: Giselle Clarkson: Why little things are worth looking at | RNZ