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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…