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ErrantComics

Comic: Hugs Solve Everything

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By Matthew (@MCeeP), 6 years24 May 2017 ago
ErrantWritings

How to get any work done while working from home with kids

When I had my first research job I was hired for my ability to hold pipettes the right way up and not complain too loudly at the end of a long day of doing repetitive and dull experiments. Eventually I proved I could be trusted with tasks that involved reading and Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 6 years8 March 2017 ago
Guests

The Family Doctor – Surviving Grad School with Minimal Casualties

There is a sort of mythos that surrounds doctoral studies – this harrowing vision of life at odd hours, in strange surroundings, with little contact with the outside world. It is a position of solitude and unwavering focus at a level that excludes all human relationships and other concerns. The Read more…

By Amanda Glaze, 7 years11 October 2016 ago
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Holiday science: exciting experiments with eggs

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…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 7 years13 April 2016 ago
ErrantWritings

A week of science

Last week I enjoyed a very nice break from the impossible amout of work I am doing at the moment and spent some time at home. As I have two children, spending time at home means that I have to have activities planned every day – like most parents I’ve Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 9 years20 August 2014 ago
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We can do science

Teaching people about science is kinda a thing I like to do. So when my son asked the other week “Daddy, can I do science with you?” it should come as no surprise that I immediately cleared my schedule and started planning some ‘science’ Of course he did kind of Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 10 years20 November 2013 ago
ErrantWritings

Bedtime stories

As many of your have probably seen on twitter or from reading some of my previous posts, I have two kids. My eldest is just about to turn 4 years old and is currently being raised on a healthy science-based education. Some of his favourite toys have been his bug Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 10 years23 October 2013 ago
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