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

Tangled Bank submissions please!

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m hosting the Tangled Bank carnival over at Nature Network this week, so please send any submissions in ASAP! Guidelines below. I’ve had a busy weekend of playing with my kitties and almost beating Mr E Man at pitch and … Continue reading →

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Scientific Schadenfreude

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Having a bad day? Turn to the Worst Result Ever blog for solace. There are some real stinkers on there. See? Things could be so much worse1. My own Worst Result Ever was a CAT assay that should have been … Continue reading →

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Want!

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A cycling jacket that tells drivers when you’re braking, accelerating or turning? Sign me up!And to people who honk at me when I turn left (from one designated bike route onto another) on that steep downhill stretch: the reason I … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, rants, Vancouver | 9 Comments

Where’s my biostatistician in shining armour?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m going to try Richard’s approach here, even though it doesn’t seem to have generated much in the way of actual cloning help. Yet. I need to brush up on my seriously rusty stats skills, which were never all that … Continue reading →

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The most fun you’ll have with Excel today

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oh my goodness, are kittens ever fun! Don’t worry, I won’t turn this into a “look at my kitty OMG!!!!!” blog, but they’ll probably crop up every now and then. You know what else is fun? Silly graphs!(via Genomicron). Song … Continue reading →

Posted in blog roll, music, silliness, videos | 5 Comments

We has a home!

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Itz got shoos in it ‘n’ evryfing There goes my attempt to write a proper serious grown-up book review post today… We adopted Mandy (left) and Moxy (right) from the SPCA yesterday. They’re 8 month old sisters and they are … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, personal, photos, silliness | 19 Comments

Best paper EVER!

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The most useful paper in the history of science was published this week, in a specialist journal that focuses on my department’s field of study. I really wish I could link to it, but that might give away too much … Continue reading →

Posted in blog roll, career, grant wrangling, meta, science | 4 Comments

Does my hybrid accent make me sound smarter though?

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve posted about my strange hybrid accent before, but didn’t really touch on how it might affect other people’s perception of my intelligence. The topic has come up before. I once told my (Scottish) PhD supervisor that if my plan … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, silliness | 7 Comments

Name that fish

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This weird looking critter just showed up in Utah. I hope it turns out to be something cooler than “a Lake Trout whose tissue decomposed rapidly, making its teeth more prominent”.

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Bragging Rights Archive II

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Dates represent date of archiving – it’s just easier that way.VWXYNot? Comment(s) of the week: Apr 03 2009: Mrs CH for “Ah yes, I’ve heard of this thing they call “running”” and Silver Fox for “I think the inclusion of … Continue reading →

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