Author Archives: Richard Wintle

About Richard Wintle

I am Canadian by heritage, and a molecular biologist and human geneticist by training. My day job is Assistant Director of a large genome centre, where I do various things along the lines of "keeping the wheels on". In my spare time, I tend to run around with a camera, often chasing horses, race cars, musicians, and occasionally, wildlife.

Inexpert, or how to identify Ontario Dragonflies (sometimes)

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Richard Wintle

I’ve been chasing dragonflies again, up at the cottage, and have  been obsessively trying to identify all of the species. Blame my scientific training, I say. And, as you might imagine, this is not going terribly well, because I’m a … Continue reading →

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The curious confluence of science and surfing

Posted on 24 August 2012 by Richard Wintle

If you’re in Toronto this weekend, I’ve got an event for you: Aloha Toronto. Now, I’m sure you’re not thinking to yourself, “ah yes, Toronto Canada, a prime surfing destination!”.

Posted in Aloha Toronto, autism, Izzy Paskowitz, Paskowitz Surf Camp, science, SickKids, Surfers Healing, surfing, The Hospital for Sick Children | Comments Off on The curious confluence of science and surfing

August 4 – Mountsberg Raptor Centre

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Richard Wintle

Look what I see – the brand-new, shiny Occam’s Corner, with an inaugural post by Stephen. Well done Occam’s Crew and colleagues at the Guardian for making this happen. Right, that’s that out of the way. Now, on to a … Continue reading →

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Non-science hobbies (again) – the Honda Indy Toronto

Posted on 17 July 2012 by Richard Wintle

One race winner, two cars, and three sponsor banners. Check, check, and check. Those who’ve been following me for longer than I’ve been a resident at Occam’s Typewriter will know that I have a passion – some might call it … Continue reading →

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Light Fighting

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Richard Wintle

One advantage of working more-or-less right downtown in Toronto is that it’s possible, on occasion, to make time during the day to catch some interesting things going on. I’ve spent some time recently wearing my official photographer’s hat for the … Continue reading →

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June 6

Posted on 6 June 2012 by Richard Wintle

I started off this morning by thinking about, of all things, the Canadian Senate, what its uses are, and whether the country needs it or not. But then, thanks to a couple of tip-offs via Twitter, I remembered that today, … Continue reading →

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This was the weekend that was.

Posted on 23 May 2012 by Richard Wintle

As Cath noted, last weekend was a holiday here in Canada. Victoria Day, the traditional time for opening up the cottage after a long winter, or launching fireworks into the air, or just generally sitting around on a patio or … Continue reading →

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Hither and Yon

Posted on 21 April 2012 by Richard Wintle

Things have been a bit quiet around this blog lately, largely due to a major infrastructure grant application (now nearly, but not totally, finished), as well as a number of side trips, and Easter weekend. Not that I’ve really been … Continue reading →

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Thank you 40 million times (video)

Posted on 11 March 2012 by Richard Wintle

I’m not usually one to use a blogpost to point to “cool stuff on the internet”, but in this case I’ll make an exception. It’s no great secret that I work at Canada’s largest paediatric hospital, a place with something … Continue reading →

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Ottawa, Listeria, Genome Sequencing, and some pretty pictures. What more could you want?

Posted on 3 March 2012 by Richard Wintle

Recently, I found myself in Ottawa, a city best known as Canada’s capital, and notorious for being picturesque, quiet, and freezing cold half of the year. It’s also a city I’ve spent surprisingly little time in, given that my salary … Continue reading →

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