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Just in case you read here and not Martin ‘s excellent blog (why not? For shame!), you should check out what I’m doing at F1000. If that makes any sense.

I saw a UFO on Saturday. Let me explain: it was an object (four of us saw it) so not a product of my fevered imagination (a mass hallucination can not, however, be ruled out at this stage); it was … Continue reading →

As it’s a random Friday afternoon in April, a guest post from my mole in the pharma publishing industry. ——— _Herbert Van Der Hibernator University of Life_ There is a famous scene in The Life Of Brian where Brian is … Continue reading →

“It’s too bright,” Sophie said. “The sun won’t set!” I thought we had some sleep masks from the flight over (when, on a four-fifths empty 777, we had a row each and those of us who weren’t so excited that … Continue reading →

After about six weeks on the road, living out of a suitcase and depending on the kindness of strangers friends I moved into a house in Rotherhithe on Saturday. It’s going to be a further week or two until the … Continue reading →

Friday afternoon bloglet. Promega have released their Protocols and Applications Guide for the iPhone. This is so damned cool I might have to run off and download it. Sounds perfect for the busy, gloved scientist —almost a shame I’m not … Continue reading →

My ego was stroked earlier this week when I received an email from Branwen inviting me to speak at the Research Information Network ‘s Consultative Group meeting in May. (Branwen and I met last year at the Open Science workshop … Continue reading →

I was thinking earlier this week, mostly thanks to various happening things (and the answer to the question posed therein, by the way, is only in physics but not often in biology—evolution for example is often deeply misunderstood by SF … Continue reading →

Hello London! As you may have gathered, I’m finally back in the UK, and more to the point, working in London. Sort of living here, sort of itinerant: but at least I’ve been in the office this week. The doyenne … Continue reading →

I’m on my way to London. Two reasons: to brave the leeches (estate agents) and to start my new job on Monday. For those of you who don’t know/haven’t been listening, the new gig is at the Faculty of 1000, … Continue reading →