Monthly Archives: September 2008

I must return to to unfinished business. I’ve been way from the blog thanks to a trapped nerve in my neck. This was the outcome of a charm cast on me by a foul witch (hmm perhaps “fowl witch” is … Continue reading →

There are some things it is not safe to put above the fold….

Over at FriendFeed, Cameron Naylor asked the following on Friday: Does anyone know whether the impact of papers in PLoS Biol is more or less evenly spread than those in e.g. Cell/Nature/Science – vague recollection that 20% of the papers … Continue reading →

Over the past few months quite a few of us have1 been getting little bits and pieces into Nature. This week, as some of you have already noticed, it’s my turn. The streak will have to end now, though, as … Continue reading →

I just wanted to make sure I could put the logo and link up – I’m not trying to drop any subtle hints.

The latest LHC webcam images show it’s a success.

All this week I am at a workshop in a wet, flooded York. In a fit of enthusiasm I decided to blog the discussions and work, to give the outside world an idea about what we are actually doing.

This is just a quick update before I spend the day wandering the streets of London trying not to think of Ralf McTell. I’m alive, and so are those bloggers I’ve bumped into over the last couple of days. Some … Continue reading →

You know how it is, you read someone’s writings on the web, a few blog posts and comments, and then when you meet them in the flesh, they are totally different from how you imagine them. Well, meeting Prof. Steve … Continue reading →