Author Archives: Stephen

Not at all saturnine about Saturn

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Stephen

Returning home from Lablit this evening at about 11 pm I scanned the clear sky in the south-east and noticed a small bright speck to the left of and slightly higher than the glowing moon. A quick perusal of Starmap … Continue reading →

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Scientia Pro Publica 22

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Stephen

Roll up! Roll up! Lay-deeeez and Genne-men! Step right in! We have here today for your delectation and amazement a veritable cornucopia of comeliness, a festival of fecundity, a very large bucket of sciency bits, in all their wondrous and … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Scientific Life | 28 Comments

Science in Court

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Stephen

Yesterday morning I made my way to the Royal Courts of Justice in London’s Strand to attend the Court of Appeal hearing in the libel case brought by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) against Simon Singh. I went partly to … Continue reading →

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The Carnival Cometh

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Stephen

Grrlscientist and Bob caught me napping the other day and before I knew it, I had agreed to host the next Scientia Pro Publica, which will be published here on Monday 1st March.   So, if you’ve read or written … Continue reading →

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New Moon

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Stephen

I have little to say this evening apart from reporting that I came home tonight and caught the new moon before it dipped behind the trees. Thought some of you might want to have a look. Moon over Kent And … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy | 40 Comments

From the pedestal – take 2

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Stephen

Updated at 10:30 am Following my brief and angry post last week about Simon Jenkins’ wayward accusations against scientists in The Guardian, Bill Hanage and I have written a more temperate but no less strongly felt response that has appeared … Continue reading →

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From my pedestal

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Stephen

I just wanted to clamber up onto my pedestal for a moment (it’s rented – I don’t actually possess one) and shout at the very top of my voice that Simon Jenkins has written an article in The Guardian that … Continue reading →

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Puff The Biochemist

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Stephen

Thought that some of you might like to know that the latest (Feb 2010) issue of The Biochemist is running a special series of articles on Science and the Media; science communication if you will. There’s a piece by yours … Continue reading →

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Homeopathy: That’s Numberwang!

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Stephen

This morning I attended a my first ever publicity stunt. The 1023 overdose event, initiated by the Merseyside Skeptics, was held in cities around the UK and the rest of the world. Our particular group assembled in the lightly frosted … Continue reading →

Posted in AltMed, Protein Crystallography | 61 Comments

Still Running

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Stephen

After a slight delay, I had an idea for a blog post and I’m going to run with it. Hope you can keep up. I have started to run. I have known for a long time that I needed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Scientific Life | 62 Comments

Science and Politics Mix

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Stephen

Tonight I attended a science policy debate organised by CaSE at the Institution of Engineering and Technology on London’s Embankment. Chaired by Roger Highfield, the editor of New Scientist, the debate featured the science spokesmen from the three main UK … Continue reading →

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I have discovered Jupiter

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Stephen

I am 46 years of age and I have just discovered Jupiter. This is a surprising revelation, even to me. I have strong memories of being a child besotted with things astronomical. Looking back now, however, I have to wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, History of Science | 35 Comments