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Dear laboratory supply companies…

February 6, 2015
Dear laboratory supply companies…

Statistically significant idiocy

January 26, 2015
The New Year, a time to be candid – painfully so if necessary.

Here are some artificial intelligence stats

January 21, 2015
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist John McCarthy coined the term ‘artificial intelligence’ in 1955, defining it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines".

Rise of the machines?

January 12, 2015
Rise of the machines? Snuff and nonsense says Russ Swan – when it comes to sensors, there is an awful lot to be said for us meat bags…

Another year, another set of impossible resolutions…

January 5, 2015
It's a brand new year and as tradition dictates, a time when we make impossible promises we have absolutely no intention of keeping.

Why did you become a scientist?

January 2, 2015
I ask because at the tail end of last year the Government published the much anticipated science and innovation strategy outlining how much money it will spend on science over...

Merry Christmas…we think

December 22, 2014
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, etc etc. Yes, it’s rapidly approaching…the crackers are...

Here we cast an eye, ear and nose on some sensational stats

December 17, 2014
Crystallography is giving us new insights into the molecular basis of our senses, here we cast an eye, ear and nose on some sensational stats...

Gifts of Christmas past

December 15, 2014
Gifts of Christmas past still haunt Russ Swan - but will he complete his quest for a toy version of the Mars Curiosity Rover? I'm developing something of an obsession...

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – in the Laboratology

December 8, 2014
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the laboratory Not an experiment was stirring, not even the gas chromatography; The labcoats were hung by the door with great care,...

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