Author Archives: rpg

blushes I missed this when I first saw it, but I’m a finalist in the Best Blog — Philosophy, Research, or Scholarship category. The nominated post is my rant on PR. Vote early; vote often. If you can be arsed, … Continue reading →

or what to do if a Dutch Canadian offers you a packet of white powder I went home early on Friday. I was running a temperature, sneezing unreservedly and feeling more than a little under the weather. The boss took … Continue reading →

*UPDATE 2: We have a winner!* *UPDATE: ENTRIES SO FAR* Twitter, what is it good for? Hunh. There’s been rather an interesting couple of posts over at the Scholarly Kitchen, recently. What am I saying? They’re all interesting. Anyway, Kent … Continue reading →

Via David Bradley, I came across the Valentine for a Scientist meme. This started on Kat Arney’s Facebook page, apparently, and is now taking over Twitter. What you have to do is substitute a scientist’s name into the lyrics of … Continue reading →

Remember Eureka? Bora’s been trying to get hold of it. But the word on the street is that he’s going to really really try to come to Science Online London this year (um, Victor, we really need to change the … Continue reading →

What technologies are so ubiquitous, so familiar, that we barely recognize them as technologies any more? I went to the Libraries of the Future workshop today. This is an initiative set up to explore what academic libraries might look like … Continue reading →

Q. How many bloggers does it take to change a lightbulb? A. YOU’RE CLEANING YOUR TEETH THE WRONG WAY! EVERYONE KNOWS YOU SHOULD GO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT YOU MORON! That’s the kind of surrealism I’ve been encountering the last … Continue reading →

I had lunch with Sarah Greene, the new editor of The Scientist today (so new, the yolk’s still glistening). It’s not name-dropping if I work with her (and anyway, I wrote the press release). Where was I? Oh yes. We … Continue reading →

Eva Amsen, the UK welcomes you! (I was going to post a picture of Eva, but she gets upset at that. So here’s a snowman instead)

More and more frequently the edges of me dissolve and I become a wish to assimilate the world, including you, if possible through the skin like a cool plant’s tricks with oxygen and live by a harmless green burning (Margaret … Continue reading →