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It’s only rarely that I attend a scientific seminar. Plunging into a dense jungle of cryptic terminology and unfamiliar concepts in the hope of seeing light at the end of the tunnel (to mix my metaphors) can be unproductive and … Continue reading →

I haven’t been to very many rock concerts. It therefore came as rather a surprise to find myself at the Oasis concert in The Roundhouse last night, the final gig in the BBC Electric Proms . It was even more … Continue reading →

I was interested to see a report issued by the JISC last week entitled Skills, Role & Career Structure of Data Scientists & Curators: Assessment of Current Practice & Future Needs. Written by Alma Swan and Sheridan Brown from Key … Continue reading →

I crave a few seconds out of your life to read this post. It is the second account on NN of the launch of the second phase of Nature’s Second Life presence. Joanna Scott has posted an official account and … Continue reading →

I was struck by news this morning that police have taken action against an internet forum called DarkMarkets, used for swapping information about stolen credit cards and website accounts. It sounds like Nature Network for criminals – it would be … Continue reading →

Stephen Curry’s FMD virus video post seems to have inspired a good deal of video activity on NN. Presentations have also inspired a few posts, including Martin Fenner’s and another from Stephen Curry . In this context, a recent post … Continue reading →

I saw a news story on The Scientist newsblog, about stem cell banks in particular the number of different stem cell banks both in the USA and elsewhere. Asking whether there was a point in duplicating effort, they concluded that … Continue reading →

“You show me yours, and I’ll show you mine”. That just about sums up the whole web 2.0 thing. Sharing what you like, and hoping to discover something you didn’t know before. I think I first saw the principle applied … Continue reading →

One of my methods for professional development is to try and read things that I really don’t understand. It can be frustrating and fruitless, but sometimes leads me to stray into interesting domains on the periphery of library and information … Continue reading →

If you’ve been to Liverpool this year you can’t have missed the superlambananas: There are about 100 of them scattered around the city in a variety of colours and decorations, one of the many ways the city is marking Liverpool … Continue reading →