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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 →

It was about a week ago (the time difference plays havoc with my internal calendar) that we said goodbye to the vineyards and the outlaws, climbed aboard a Q300 and took the (relatively) short flight up to Auckland, where we … Continue reading →

So. I moved to Australia three years ago, with a suitcase full of hopes and plans. There’s been a number of significant events, and any number of photo opportunities. But in a surprising — to me, at least — turn … Continue reading →

Vindaloo that is. Here’s my recipe, as I remember it from Pat Chapman’s Curry Club book. Day One Kill your pig Dice about 7 lbs meat, trimmed of excess fat Put half aside for wimps children and wussies those who … Continue reading →

It seems odd to me that the issue of faith versus science still gets so many people excited. Maybe there’s a deficit in my understanding of human nature, or maybe my optimism does, despite all my efforts, transcend my legendary … Continue reading →