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Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?
Excellent juxtapositions make me feel good
The placebo effect is truly fascinating – the top article of this pair describes how it can trigger the release of dopamine in people with Parkinson’s, or opioids in people expecting a painkiller. I hope we can find a way … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, science, screenshots, Silliness
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Note to self: keep notes to self private
Two recent conversations sparked by cryptic notes I scribbled on post-its: At home Mr E Man: “Cath, what’s an e-Pig?” Me: “What?
Posted in communication, fun with language, science, Silliness
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Quora: productive procrastination
I’ve recently started to spend some time on the question and answer site Quora, and I’m finding it be quite an effective science communication medium as well as excellent writing practice. I can’t quite remember how I first came to … Continue reading
Posted in cancer research, career, communication, evolution, fun with language, grant wrangling, science, television, the media
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Graphzilla
I looked at one of my progress tracking graphs for one of my projects right after telling my colleague that Mr E Man had worked on the new Godzilla movie, and what I saw can not be unseen.
Posted in Silliness
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Destroying the last shreds of Mr E Man’s anonymity for the sake of a good pun
Me: “Have you seen my bookmark?” Him: “It’s in your hand” Me: “…” Me: “No, not ‘have you seen my book, Mark?
Posted in fun with language, Silliness
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Where in the world was Cath in November?
Photo quiz time! Can you name the cities in the photos below? Some of these are easier than others (I’ve tried to put the hardest ones first), so extra points if you can also name the building(s) in the photos!
Rearranging the desk chairs
Once a fortnight, we have a team meeting in the boardroom of our main research building. It’s a room that’s much in demand, so we often have to wait a few minutes past the hour before we can get in … Continue reading
Happy Hallowe’en!
From a Teenage Mutant Incompetent Ninja Turtle, and dead-Goose-from-Top-Gun Yes, that’s a saw blade through my belly – like I said, incompetent ninja. I also had a backpack on under the t-shirt to make a shell, but it didn’t come … Continue reading
Untangling the wrangling angle
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ll wait for the 5.5 year retrospective post to see just how much grant writing you *didn’t* get involved in… Thus spake the prophet Wintle in the year 2012, … Continue reading
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Science and society – Vancouver Change Camp 2013
I have a new post up at Occam’s Corner on the Guardian website today, about how non-scientists can (try to) influence the course of scientific research. As I mentioned over there, the ideas in the post originated and evolved from … Continue reading
Posted in activism, communication, conferences, education, environment, personal, Politics, science, Vancouver
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