Quantification in science is a good thing, so long as you’re not counting rubbish. Continue reading
Garbage in, garbage out
Life at the bench
The next top model…organism
TIR examines some paragons of experimental pulchritude, to the tune of the Bee Gees’ “Staying Alive”… Continue reading
Hugging the data wall
Is speculation a sin, or a stimulus? Continue reading
New EMBOlism – Resurrection Science
Our latest EMBOlism is now online – we hope this lodges in your brain! There’s references to “Jurassic Park”, chaos theory, genealogy, the British royal family, Jane Eyre, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Pixar, vampires, Albert Szent-Györgyi, and much more…
You can read the text HERE.
A bartender’s guide to the life sciences
A rather silly posting this week, but at this point in the semester everyone needs a drink. If you were a bartender though, which tipple would you offer to each type of life scientist? TIR makes a few suggestions to all the amateur mixologists out there… Continue reading
Who’s at the wheel?
Unthinking reliance on commercial research aids and reagents can cause a debilitating erosion in basic knowledge. Continue reading
From broad brushstrokes to fine detail
A scientific field’s progression to maturity mirrors the production of an oil painting. Continue reading
