Monthly Archives: June 2010

They’re at it again. It isn’t enough that scientists imperilled our very economic existence by pointing out that a variant of flu remarkably similar to one that slaughtered a hundred million people in 1918 was spreading around the globe like … Continue reading →

(Scroll to bottom for Official SpoofJenks blog aggregate!) Those of you not immersed in the UK science media scene are missing out on a national treasure. I mean, of course, none other than the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins who, although … Continue reading →

The other day I was part of a rapt audience, listening to the seminar of Dr Big Shot. As Big Shots go, this man was immensely likeable: coherent, humorous, persuasive but – above all – modest. The way he introduced … Continue reading →

Sometimes you can be so involved in your own obsession that it starts to seem vastly more important and all-encompassing than it truly is. Like a cave-dwelling beast stepping out into the light of the greater world for the first … Continue reading →

Tipsy science bloggers on the roof: need I say more? Just a quick note to say that I’ve started a new forum topic for the Fringe-Frivolous 2010 science blogging unconference running alongside Science Online 2010. Use this forum to register … Continue reading →

As it’s Friday pretty much everywhere at the moment, I thought I’d share a little revelation I had this morning. Every time I work down in the yeast lab, I get the nagging, uneasy sensation that someone is watching me. … Continue reading →

Scientists are trained to read the scientific literature with skepticism. Forever question, we are told, the truth of various assertions put to us no matter how eloquent or famous the writer or prestigious the journal in which that writing appears. … Continue reading →