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Mid-year hand wavey update on where we’ve been

At the start of the year we had so many cool and exciting plans and I think it safe to say all of those are currently hiding under a blanket fort made of face masks…..

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 8 months9 months ago
ErrantWritings

Terrible tips for returning to the lab after a break

There are lots of reasons that you may need to take a break from working in the lab at some point. Over this year an unprecedented number of people have spent a significant time away from their labs and are Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 10 months10 months ago
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Hey! There’s a light at the end of this tunnel (hope it’s not a train)…Full speed, head-on, into the unknown.

There are some things that just stick with you. For example, in fourth grade I got called to the principal’s office over a playground argument. My mom taught in my school and I had never been so sick in my life as I was in that moment of dread. It’s a feeling I would never forget.

By Amanda Glaze, 11 months11 months ago
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ErrantScience roundup: Terrible lab books and doing research at home

We’ve made it to May… wow. Over April in-amongst the memes about face masks you might missed these posts from us. Read and enjoy. How to write up a lab book: a terrible guide no one should follow A quick Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 12 months12 months ago
ErrantWritings

It’s okay to not do research right now

So last week we put out an article about all the ways you can keep doing research in these lockdown times. The tips range from ones that you can spend hours a day doing, to simple things that take just Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 12 months12 months ago
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6 ways to do research at home

We may all be stuck at home but there is still science to be done! Admittedly it’s currently very hard to do science that involves large lasers or going outside for more than an hour at a time, but with Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 12 months12 months ago
ErrantWritings

How to write up a lab book: a terrible guide no one should follow

From my first experiment in primary school (when I dissolved salt in some water and wrote down how long it took) all the way up until the last time I made a saline buffer, I have been writing things down Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 1 year1 year ago
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ErrantScience roundup: No touching the coronavirus buffer

We’re in April now and March was mega busy for, well lets face it, everyone. It’s been so busy you might have missed these posts from us. Read and enjoy. Passing a heath and safety inspection: a terrible guide no Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 1 year1 year ago
ErrantWritings

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 Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 1 year1 year ago
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Cartoon gallery: Cheese, Symptoms and desk mates

All the cartoons you might have missed last week on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all in one place.

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 1 year1 year ago

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