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 →

She asked for it. I did warn her, but she didn’t listen. There are some things worse that Bill Shatner singing. Indeed there are some things worse than David Hasselhoff singing. And they definitely have to be placed below the … 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.

(Part 1, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V) Finally, the end of the workshop. Thursday afternoon was spent playing around with BUGS, getting my abundance model to work. Eventually, I gave enough initial values to the simulation (rather … Continue reading →

John Wilkins has managed to shake off his bevy of admiring science blogging groupies long enough to write a post on scientists as historians. I’ll read it later, but now I should be listening to Bill talking about spatial synchrony … Continue reading →

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

(Part 1, Part II, Part III, Part IV) If I could work out how to get the photo I took last night off my phone, you could all see the monster nan we ate last night before the football.