Announcements from ErrantScience
Hi, we normally have a round up blog post for this Wednesday but both Michelle and I have had so much on that we’ve dropped the ball on this weeks. Sorry! Next week we’ll back to full strength, or at least enough strength for cartooning and blogging 🙂 Enjoy this Read more…
Phew, August was a hot one here in the UK! Despite melting in the heat, we managed to pull together some pretty good blog posts. In my post I talked about freelancing, and the challenges facing science communicators (and other freelancers) when charging for work. Matthew’s blog post was a Read more…
As you may or not know, each month we feature a guest writer on ErrantScience. We started doing this because as much as I love the sound of my own typing I thought everyone would like to have a more diverse voice to their articles. Since starting that 2 years Read more…
So as you can see, we’ve had a bit of a revamp. Isn’t it all so shiny and new! Thanks to all the lovely people who filled in our survey, whose input really helped us shape where we’re at now. The biggest change is that ErrantScience’s sister blog, Clutter, is Read more…
This is unprecedented: this is the second ‘meta’ blog post in a month! Normally we do these once a year at MOST. So for those wanting some irreverent science, this is not your week I’m afraid. A while back we did the survey into what people enjoy on ErrantScience and Read more…
Today we’re launching a whole new part of Errant Science – the brand new and shiny sister blog : Errant Science Clutter
Hello, and welcome to Clutter! Clutter is a place for science, scientists and those working in science areas to share their musings and insights. Why ‘Clutter’? Well, I did a PhD in spider locomotion, and a ‘clutter’ is a collective noun for a group of spiders. A clutter of spiders. In this Read more…
This week I made a paid of little banner cartoons specifically designed to look good on mugs and to go well with their research enabling content. Clicking on the cartoon will take you to their actual muggy version. Route of coffee from bush to mug FTIR spectra mug Chemical structures of Tea Read more…
A very lucky 6 year old who currently lives rent free in my house, was given for Christmas, a subscription to a magazine called Whizz Pop Bang. This magazine is aimed at getting kids excited about science through really well-drawn cartoons, quizzes, experiments to do at home, and precisely zero ads Read more…
A few weeks back, I ran a competition called #GooglyScience. I challenged my readers to post pictures of various bits of scientific equipment with googly eyes, because who doesn’t love googly eyes! For the prize, I promised to send out to the winners their very own 3D printed phage. Which Read more…