It's funny, isn't it? The phrase, walk a mile in another's shoes? Who would want to do that? I mean, their feet probably aren't the same size as your own, and did an awful lot of sweating which would make…
It's been a bit of a whirlwind few weeks, what with my dissertation, working with the team at Citizen Cyberlab, tagging along to SB6.0, moving into London and looking for jobs! But now, things are getting even more exciting: next…
Some thoughts from an outsider on what I learned sitting at the edges of SB6.0, July 10th 2013 You know that feeling? That feeling when you walk from a hot, sticky street after walking somewhere into the cool, refreshing air…
These two Wordles compare the uniformed definitions of synthetic biology that subjects gave me for my MSc research. Those who said they knew "A lot" about synthetic biology: Those who knew nothing at all about synthetic biology: I think this…
A quick preview of some of the results from my MSc research. This is a word cloud showing the words used to answer the question: What is synthetic biology? These results are in no way final, this is a preliminary…
This podcast originally appeared on Pythagoras Trousers episode 128 on June 20th 2013. Ever wondered what's going on inside your gut? For this podcast I spoke several people, as the amount of research in the field of microbiomes and micrbiota…
As part of the MSc in Science Communication at Imperial College, we were asked at the beginning of January to create a product, any product, that was based on the first semester's theory. I remember that day. It was, I must admit,…
Next Monday I start my induction to the Science Communication MSc at Imperial College, London. It's a new adventure for me, and for many of my new class mates. I was lucky to meet a few of them at the 21st birthday party for…
This summer I have been working as the Science in Society Assistant at the British Science Association. My main role has been to organise, run and produce the x-change, a daily highlights show at the British Science Festival. The live show brought…
Today has been a pretty monumental day for science. At around 06.30 (BST) NASA had their own Higgs-like event: the Curiosity Rover was safely guided to the surface of the planet Mars, and the world celebrated with the scientists who…
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies.