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I was surprised to read in the comments that Grrlscientist had the second most popular blog at Nature Network. After a bit of cognitive dissonance I realized that Coturnix was confused by the closeness of ‘uber-respected international science journal’ Nature … Continue reading →

This is the first of three posts detailing my experience of the Science Blogging Conference held at the Royal Institution, London, on 30th August. Parts “2”:http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/rpg/2008/09/12/on-science-blogging-2008—part-2 and “3”:http://network.nature.com/people/rpg/blog/2008/09/15/on-science-blogging-2008—part-3. —————————— In the television series Californication, David Duchovny’s character—a previously successful novelist … Continue reading →

I’ve been back in Australia since Saturday. Already missing the old country terribly. I had a fantastic trip, and will organize some photos and put them on Flickr. Many thanks are due to Jenny for putting up with me, and … Continue reading →

The basic unit of life as we know it is the cell. Cells are essentially little bags containing DNA, the genetic material. The bag is made from fatty acids (oil) and some other greasy chemicals. Oil and water do not … Continue reading →

It’s good to know that if I can’t make it in science, I might have a career in making people laugh: Session 1 saw the opening presentations by Richard Grant (Sydney University) who gave an entertaining account about splicing regulation[…] … Continue reading →

Previously The Scientist has written about his offspring and how proud he is of them. He’s also mentioned, inter alia, slight concerns about their geekiness; that is, he’s a tad worried it might be genetically inherited and that if they … Continue reading →

I was interviewed before flying out to London for Sciblog ’08, and there’s now a News piece at the USyd website. (It’s actually been up there a few days now, but it was hidden in the ‘”Science”:http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/science/396.html’ section. Still not … Continue reading →

Ten short days ago I walked past the other side of this partition out into a rather pale but hopeful dawn. Now the sun has set on the other side of Terminal Three, and I’m wondering if I have enough … Continue reading →

Why ‘”Oyster Card”:https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do’? Do we get champagne? And why did everyone giggle when the Tube driver told us we were running ‘a few seconds’ early?

Live from the Chemistry Boardroom at the University of Southampton Cameron Neylon, Jim Procter and lunch where we’re talking about tools, policy and stealing your data. I find myself sitting next to the estimable Dr Rohn, but she’s too busy … Continue reading →