Are molecular biologists under-equipped to defend evolution? Continue reading
Irreducible perplexity
The world of science
Gone to the worms
A tribute to a scientist who was both of his time, and ahead of his time. Continue reading
A Valentine’s to science
A bittersweet message to my beloved. Continue reading
To boldly go
Big science doesn’t have a monopoly on the big questions. Continue reading
Great scientists, great moustaches (a Movember posting)
An appreciative look at some great minds, and the moustaches that went (just) before them.
Take your Time
Life seems to be getting faster and faster in the modern age – we no longer kill time, we try to save it. Continue reading
The artisan scientist
There’s a passage in “Lark Rise to Candleford”, Flora Thompson’s eloquent eulogy to pre-industrial Britain, where she recounts staying near Northampton with an aunt. Her aunt’s husband is a shoemaker, one of the many independent artisans of the time plying his trade in laces and leather. Continue reading
