I sketched #scio12
I just got back to lab after a few days in balmy North Carolina where I attended the amazing un-conference, ScienceOnline2012 (#scio12). There are lots of great posts appearing about the conference...
View ArticleWhat exactly is a genetically modified plant?
Over the last few months I’ve been forced to think about the agricultural giant Monsanto. On the one hand I know someone who went to work there, someone I hold in high regard. And on the other hand I...
View ArticleI sketched #BBBos
On Saturday I took a trip up to Boston to attend the first annual Blog Better Boston conference. Appart from having to get up at 5am it was an awesome day. The organizers (Amy Allen and Alana Brooks)...
View ArticleProject PB and J
I suspect one or two of you might be mildly confused that I have a post entitled “Project PB and J”, and why there is a giant picture of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Let me explain. I have a...
View ArticleSo you want to be a science writer? Pearls of wisdom from Carl Zimmer
Last Monday my lab-mate said, “are you going to the Carl Zimmer thing?”. “Huh?” Said I. “What Carl Zimmer thing?” “He’s doing a talk on Thursday evening. Oh and office hours in the afternoon.” After...
View ArticleScience has a PR problem
Today sees the start of a series of blog posts on Nature.com's Soapbox Science blog. Starting with a post by me about how scientists can begin to change the face of their industry, and hopefully...
View ArticleSlowly resurfacing!
I know it has been a while since I've written a toothsome post on here, but I promise it has been for a good reason: Today I handed in my PhD thesis! And in two weeks I will defend it, and then,...
View ArticlePetridish.org: Crowdfunding science gets personal
The last few weeks have seen a lot of discussion about how science and academia have become increasingly disconnected from the lay public. Nature's Soapbox Science blog started the ball rolling with a...
View ArticleRoboLobsters to the rescue!
A few weeks ago I was invited to participate in a panel discussing social media for scientists at the University of Rhode Island. It was a fab day, led by the always-engaging Bora Zivkovich, and while...
View ArticleLabeling GMO’s: Why?
With California voting on whether foods containing GMOs should be labelled as such, I surveyed my audience to figure out why this is such a polarized issue.
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