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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 spot a zombie in the lab

When I started at Cranfield Univeristy I had a brilliant idea. I wanted to look at my nice glass slides on the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). I’d put some interesting chemicals on the glass and I was quite keen to see what they actually looked like. Besides, pretty pictures are Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 8 years23 March 2016 ago
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Why open sourcing research is a good way to make monies

So here’s a hypothetical problem for you – say you invent an amazing device that can predict to the nearest second when a person will next stub their toe. No-one else has ever made anything so accurate and it will potentially save everyone literally minutes of mild discomfort and swearing. Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 8 years27 May 2015 ago
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Comic: December is hard in research

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 9 years10 December 2014 ago
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The hedgehog of inspiration

The idea that innovation in science comes only from a dry study of journal papers and very slow iterative research is just simply not true. I start with this statement because I have lost track of the number of times I see this idea come up in conversations, newspapers and Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 11 years17 January 2013 ago

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