Monthly Archives: January 2009

Much has been said about the US’s new president. I thought his inauguration speech was great, and he’s set the bar high. But after listening to him, I had to wend my way home from New York. It was clear … Continue reading →

I’m now back in New York (returning to Finland and the Beast tomorrow). It’s a good time to reflect on ScienceOnline09, before I fly back and the jetlag kicks in. A lot of credit has to be given to Bora, … Continue reading →

Here we are on day two. Day 1 ended late, thanks to Dr. Freeride’s generous party hosting.

The formal part of the meeting has begun. The wireless network here is dodgy, but we’re struggling through. I’ll update this post throughout the day.

So. We spent the morning at a coffee tasting, and the afternoon at the BRITEs (Abel Pharmboy’s, not any other). Bora’s nose can be incredibly useful Now we are about to indulge in a wine tasting, whilst admiring Isis’ latest … Continue reading →

I’ve spent the last few days wandering around New York with Grrlscientist. The Empire State Building is not good for vertigo. And the we saw a really neat film at the AMNH (seriously, watch it if you can). This afternoon … Continue reading →

I’m on my travels again. Tomorrow I’m flying off to New York, laden with salmiakki, as requested by two of my American friends. No doubt they will repay me by buying me American beer. I’ve also been told I’ll be … Continue reading →

Chris did it, and it’s better than working. Go to this site and select all the countries you’ve been to. Mine follows…

Ha! The power of Friendfeed. Enro put up a link to some slides about a network analysis of science blogging. We all piled on to say (a) this is really cool, and (b) where’s the blog post? It’s here

I’m (finally) reading The Origin of Species, and came across this comment: So again with the varieties of sheep: it has been asserted that certain mountain-varieties will starve out other mountain-varieties, so that they cannot be kept together. The same … Continue reading →