5th edition
When I was revising for my undergraduate exams, I was exasperated by the sheer volume of stuff I needed to know. I was intimidated by the number of facts I would need to have to hand when I wrote my papers.
One supportive friend suggested that instead of stressing cramming I relax a little and try to be a bit more creative. Continue reading
Nearly every year I try to make my way to the American Society for Cell Biology meeting. This year, it’s surprisingly close to home, being held in Denver, Colorado. Recent years have seen it traditionally in San Francisco, San Diego and Washington, DC, with Philly last year being an exception as well.
For me the meetings have evolved tremendo Continue reading
This one taken by Steffi and reproduced with permission. She took it at the Institute of Physics in Portland Place, London. I saw it on her FB page … not long after I’d been with the family to the Cromer Enormoplex to see Twiglet: Breaking Wind Part One. So, naturally, I thought it was a fixed-price lunch menu for vampires.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel may only have been trumped by Winston Churchill when the BBC prepared its list of top 100 Great Britons, based on a public vote, but I wonder if most people’s perceptions were as hazy as mine were about this man before I read the biography of him by LTC Rolt. This is a very old book, published originally in 1957, so some in Continue reading
As you both know by now, part of my job is to travel around the place, talking to anyone who will listen about Your Favourite Professional Science Magazine Beginning With N, demystifying the process of science publication, and showing that we editors self-identify as human (despite what others might think.) Yesterday I gave my talk to the Finnish V Continue reading
My involvement in the municipal election a couple of weeks ago left me with a buzz of positive energy that inspired me to keep the momentum going and get out and do something constructive again as soon as possible. Luckily for me, a Tweet about the 2011 Vancouver Change Camp (“a unique event to learn, share and connect with change makers in t Continue reading
Apologies for the lack of posting recently.
You can blame the throes of teaching semester-time (into week ten, two and a half weeks to go…). Or perhaps the series of delightful illnesses the kids have been bringing home. Our three year old has had a jolly November, enduring a nasty case of antibiotic-necessitating bacterial tonsilitis and the Continue reading
It’s finally here, the “Book Launch” for my new novel, “Welcome Home, Sir,” published by Anaphora Literary Press!
After the 13 year struggle for publishing “Matter Over Mind,” this time I seem to have done it with the speed of light. Relativity speaking. Sorry–not the time for bad puns…
Continue readingSometimes, it pays to step out of your comfort zone a little.
I have a camera, and I like to use it. It’s employed for family events, weekends at the cottage, trips to the zoo, and the occasional conference. I haul it with me whenever it’s reasonable and practical. Continue reading
