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How do you spend your leisure time? Playing or watching football? Preparing for the Olympics – on the Wii? Plotting that killer outfit? Cooking up a storm in the kitchen? But all of this sounds like fun and nothing to do with science and mathematics – well maybe it’s time to think beyond the footballer, the winning athlete, the model and the chef…
Before the model walks down the runway in the latest designer gear it’s likely that some highly creative minds were working out the design of the clothes; but consider for a minute the minds that created the type of fabric, the right colour and texture for the make-up and hair products that won’t catch light, stick together or ruin your hair in the process. And what about the lighting, the music and the millions of camera lenses, poised for that perfect picture, which are then relayed to thousands of newspapers and magazines world wide. Who makes all that possible?
Translate that to the boots you wear and the football you kick or, the quality of the food that we use to cook with, the person that came up with go-faster swimming suits and even the technology behind the Wii and you are probably starting to realise that leisure isn’t just about the evenings and weekends.
There are plenty of jobs in the leisure and lifestyle section that are done by scientists and engineers but just as many challenging roles for psychologists, fitness coaches, hotel managers, sales executives and designers in all walks of life and all of them benefit from a good scientific, mathematical and technological base. Read on to find out more about careers in this section…
Technology can be caring when it is used right. All sorts of people are starting to benefit from a bit of robot TLC. Link
You are what you eat so if you eat 'super foods' do they make you a 'super-you'? Find out what you should be tucking in to... Link
Even if you like your food natural there's a lot of science hidden in there and maybe you should know a little about it... Link
Not too keen on tidying or cleaning? Not many of us are and soon we might be able to get out of doing it. Link
I’ve always been a big fan of computer games, thanks primarily to my father’s interest in technology. I enjoyed programming, so when the time came to decide on a career path it was fairly obvious that games programming would be ideal for me. Link
Having the edge in sport isn't just about putting in the training hours these days. You need to be up on the latest kit developments too. Link
Mobiles aren't as innocent as you might think but it doesn't have to stay that way... Link
You might have thought clothes are for looking good and keeping warm but they could do a whole lot more for us... Link
I'm a Home Economist. It’s a job that involves making a lot more than cakes! I work with marketing and technical departments, Research and Development and Public Relations to educate consumers about new products and technologies in the home and kitchen environment. Link
