Author Archives: Bob O'H

Today’s quiz: explain the obscure site

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Bob O'H

Can anyone tell me what is probably so famous about this site, in Essex? The bit of historical interest is next to the houseboat in the centre of the image. View Larger Map If you’re on twitter, or have read … Continue reading →

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Science: girl things make you wince

Posted on 22 June 2012 by Bob O'H

On Fridays I usually try to put up trivial amusing stuff. So please take this is that spirit, because you really don’t want to take this seriously. Encouraging women into science has to be a good thing, and there are … Continue reading →

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Selecting Your LOLcats

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Bob O'H

The internet is a great thing, but it brings with it some problems. One of the future problems that we, as a civilisation, will face is the increased time we will be forced to spend finding the ideal photo for … Continue reading →

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The Reality of Pervasive, err, Something

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Bob O'H

I’m a fan of good quality graphs, and some just stand out. Including this one, from PLoS Biology last year: source It’s something to do with the reality of pervasive transcription, but frankly I don’t care.

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Why does PLoS hate openness?

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Bob O'H

My frustrations for the day – I’m co-author on a manuscript submitted to PLoS. We’re now trying to upload the final version but we’re hitting silly problems that are caused by PLoS seemingly being beholden to Microsoft. The originate because … Continue reading →

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