Knowing stuff is hard. For a start, the word ‘knowing’ is utterly ridiculous and if I look at it for any length of time I just want to pronounce it “Ka-no-wing”. I’m sure someone will comment below as to why it’s not silly and the K is actually integral to the whole word Read more…
As some of you might know, I drink decaf coffee. I’ll just pause for a second to allow the people in shock to recover. The number of people working in science and research who don’t drink caffeinated drinks has similar population statistics to those of the yeti. As it happens, both Read more…
When I was a relatively young scientist just starting out in the big world of science I, like most people, didn’t have the slightest clue about almost any of the actual day to day workings of a research job. My most googled for things in my first days of work were Read more…
So last week I had the pleasure of attending one of most unusual meetings I’ve ever been at. Normally when I visit other universities to meet other research teams, I am treated to a conference room with fluorescent lights and an urn of coffee. It’s not the fault of the hosts it’s simply all Read more…