The irreverent science writings of Matthew Partridge (MCeeP)
In the first lab I worked in I had a colleague that taught me an introduction to basic lab health and safety. I was lucky to have someone go through it all with me as most people I know started in labs with a slap on the back and a Read more…
Health and safety (H&S) inspections are a fun annual tradition in research that we all immensely look forward to in much the same way as I look forward to having my foot stepped on or falling on some sharp wood. A H&S inspection has two aims. The first aim is Read more…
As a science university student I’d conservatively guess that around 80% of my science time was sat on my bum. I seemed to spend most of my time in lectures or sat at a lab bench confused as to why my Petri dish of cheese mould was on fire. Even Read more…
The world of lab consumable sales is a competitive battle field of cut throat companies all fighting over a handful of confused researchers. Each company looking for a weapon in their arsenal to give them an edge. Much like that metaphor those poor researchers end up feeling stretched and confused. Read more…
Christmas is a wonderful time of year where we all get to be around family and loved ones (not necessarily the same groups) and celebrate whatever it is that we feel like celebrating. Of course, as researchers and people of science we wouldn’t let something like an international holiday get Read more…
It’s been really busy since we last did a roundup post! We had a stall at Norwich Science Festival (see our post here) where loads of people came to draw cartoons with us! Were you one of them? Let us know! Matthew wrote a great post about optimisation in science Read more…
In movies science is mostly about what is known as the eureka moment. A moment where you have an amazing idea, stare off into the middle distance and say something like “but of course – the cheese!” And then jump cut to an amazing cheese-based new form of physics solving Read more…
This week we wrote an article (#AD) for the nice people over at Mr Lee’s noodles. You should go read it, it’s about noodles!!
It’s been a busy few weeks here at ErrantScience! We’ve been publishing our regular blog posts and cartoons, preparing for the upcoming Norwich Science Festival (come see us on Saturday 26 October!), and some other pretty exciting stuff in the pipeline…! More to be revealed soon. A note about our Read more…
When I first started as a researcher I had a Sony Ericsson flip phone. The flip part was a piece of plastic that served no function other than to look cool when I answered the phone and cover the buttons in my pocket. It could take photos but these photos Read more…