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Buffering while making a buffer

In my lifetime as a researcher I have made more buffer solutions than I’ve had hot baths. That is to say that, if all the water from all the baths I’ve ever had was compared to the volume of buffer solutions I’ve made, it would be like comparing a glass Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 years1 April 2020 ago
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Optimising my own frustration

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…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 4 years20 November 2019 ago
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When to run experiment control runs – a flow chart

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 6 years7 February 2018 ago
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Is your experiment going to explode?! – A flow diagram

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 6 years1 November 2017 ago
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What to do when your experiment goes wrong – a flow chart

Click through to see the full infographic

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 7 years23 November 2016 ago
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Days when nothing works

I have had a bad day. Okay, that’s a lie – I have had a bad week. It appears after years of abuse, misuse and seemingly minor neglect, my equipment has finally had enough. Not only that but it appears to have realised that individual action wouldn’t be enough and has Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 7 years22 June 2016 ago
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5 ways people screw up controls in their data

In the last few weeks I’ve reviewed a load of reports, papers, and some data for a colleague. Basically, I’ve spent a few weeks reading all about other people’s data. It’s nice but mildly frustrating that I’m not generating my own (about half my lab is down for maintenance). The one Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 7 years11 May 2016 ago
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How to deal with data errors – a ‘Text Adventure’

Welcome to an Errant Science text adventure. This text adventure is designed to fully test your ability to handle data in a lab environment. You will be faced with choices that will interrogate the very core of your understanding of data…. well, one choice. But that choice is so crucial Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 8 years3 June 2015 ago
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