Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

About Cath@VWXYNot?

"one of the sillier science bloggers [...] I thought I should give a warning to the more staid members of the community." - Bob O'Hara, December 2010

Meetings, Earthlings

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Meetings. Either an exhilarating exchange of ideas that will revolutionise science as we know it, or a bunch of bored people sitting in a room, listening to droning bigwigs. I don’t have half as many meetings as I did in … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, Vancouver | 14 Comments

In which I once again leave myself open to a schooling in Canadian politics, from people who actually know what they’re talking about

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The Science Canada blog has directed me to some very interesting articles recently, and as a result I had a whole post planned on how the new US government might impact on Canadian environmental policies. BUT! Much more immediately interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, environment, politics | 3 Comments

Friday clock watching

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Brian’s recent post touching on the “watchmaker” argument used by intelligent design proponents reminded me of this extremely elegant experiment, in video form. The video is about 10 minutes long and should be fairly self-explanatory for anyone with any training … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Nature Mapping

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Cross-posted from my other blog, as it’s not getting many comments over there and it would be nice to be able to give my friend some extra feedback. Especially ‘cos it’s her birthday on Sunday! ———————– Ever wondered what’s lurking … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, nature, photos, Vancouver | 7 Comments

Heads will roll…

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

While our American friends are off enjoying their turkey, would any Canadians care to join me in a political rant? A while ago, at the time of the Canadian general election (remember that? Anyone?), I blogged about a slimeball politician … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, Canada, politics, rants | 6 Comments

Nature Mapping

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Ever wondered what’s lurking in your garden? A friend of mine has a budding1 professional interest. She’s a volunteer in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, and as part of her role has come across an activity known as nature mapping2. As far … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The Olympic dream is alive!

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man and I recently applied for our 2010 Olympics tickets – hockey, snowboarding, freestyle aerial skiing, and curling (the latter only because the venue is within walking distance of our house, and it would be pretty cool to … Continue reading →

Posted in sport, Vancouver | 13 Comments

Science is full of surprises

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The good: I sat down on the sofa this morning with my oatmeal and big cup of tea, and switched on the local TV news. The first thing I saw was one of my colleagues, nervously pipetting culture medium into … Continue reading →

Posted in publishing, science, silliness | 15 Comments

Caturday!

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Google’s Grabbing Game She can do this for hours. Usually loudly, at night. I woke up this morning to find four toy mice in the bedroom, just out of her reach… But isn’t it amazing how much fun you can … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, photos, silliness, videos | 1 Comment

The (baby) elephant (not) in the room

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As promised at Ruchi’s place, a post about not having children. (Or, rather, not planning to have children; this is not always the same thing, as a couple of my friends have found out!) Mr E Man and I had … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, family, rants | 27 Comments