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ErrantWritings

The irreverent science writings of Matthew Partridge (MCeeP)

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I’m (probably) not replaceable by ChatGPT

Throughout my career in science AI and automation have been things that were ever-improving tools in helping do science quicker and in bulk. AI and machine learning have slowly been improving the rate of data processing and even expanding the kind of data processing that’s possible. Automation has led to Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 days1 February 2023 ago
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Where oh were does all the waste go

Given the exotic and exciting things that scientist play with and produce you’d think that waste disposal would be staggeringly complicated. Special buckets for certain kinds of goo, shredders for tentacles and mops specifically for flaming puddles would seem to be the bare minimum an average lab would need. Actually Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 weeks11 January 2023 ago
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Lab news article: IF AI = 1 THEN Partridge = 0

Contemplating the potential for personal redundancy as a result of too much daydreaming, Dr Matthew Partridge risks another few hours musing over the benefits and limits of laboratory processes run entirely by super-efficient, highly focused AI and robotics…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 12 months9 February 2022 ago
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Aim for something, anything!

To an outside observer research has a great air of focus, planning and careful consideration. From vaccine research to Nobel prize winning physics, research looks well organised and planned. To anyone that has ever worked in research then the reality is often confusion and a lot of eye rolling. But, Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 years23 February 2021 ago
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How to be a resilient researcher

Humans are an inventive bunch. We’re not long out of the trees and our brains have already given us literature, art and the sciences. We are a creative species that constantly seeks to invent, create and problem solve. However, as smart as we are Nature is often one of the Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 years13 January 2021 ago
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Measuring your Christmas lunch, scientifically

This Christmas to try and keep our scientific minds active and not despair at experiments lost but think to new experiments we can do. If we can’t do experiments in the lab let’s do experiments on Christmas!

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 years23 December 2020 ago
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Morning the loss of trade shows

There have been many changes since the start of the COVID crisis. For one the frequency of articles that start “something something COVID crisis” have sky rocketed and I’ve never started so many emails with “I hope you are well” and meant it with genuine concern. But one change was Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 years9 December 2020 ago
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How to do distance learning: a terrible guide no one should follow

It’s a brave new world. Universities, once busy centres of social interaction, intelligent discourse and complex drinking games, have become ghost towns which echo with only the sound of remote learning servers.

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 years16 September 2020 ago
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Being a good lecturer ≠ being a good distance lecturer

Teaching in universities has always been a strange thing. Anyone that has been through the university system is oh too aware of it’s inconsistencies, eccentricities and tweed. But things have suddenly changed….

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 years19 August 2020 ago
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Terrible tips for returning to the lab after a break

There are lots of reasons that you may need to take a break from working in the lab at some point. Over this year an unprecedented number of people have spent a significant time away from their labs and are only just now starting to go back. This is a Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 years10 June 2020 ago

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