Alice in Galaxyland

Scientific surveys are distrusted by many people and organisations. Sadly, due to the fact that surveys are not always particularly well wri...

Because obviously I haven't got enough to do at the moment, what with a course and a zoo and a bunch of talks coming up , last autumn ...

Don't start me off on how busy I am at the moment - as soon as I have the energy I will write a post introducing Hackney Skeptics in the...

Science geekery is a deadly disease, not least because it makes you so happy you never want to give it up. These are 36 of the symptoms I...

Before you read this post (or choose not to), please bear in mind it might be distressing or triggering - that is, bring horrible memories ...

This blog post is an adaptation from this Object of the Day , which is an adaptation from my course at Queen Mary . Here will go back a lot ...

Cardiff Skeptics in the Pub turned a year old on 20th September. The day before - it also being a Monday - we held its birthday party , wit...

Whew! I'm here! "Here" is London, the city I was born in and still think of as home. Through a friend of a friend I've fou...

Coma Cluster from SDSS This post is dedicated to David Allen Green , who asked me after seeing my PubSci talk why the Universe is full of g...