Life In The Lab
One balmy July afternoon, when the fresh-faced optimism from having completed my PhD had seriously begun to wear off, I went to lunch with a famous scientist. This jovial, moustached man did something...
View ArticleAndale! Arriba! The Mexican Free-Tailed Bat: Speedy Gonzales Of The Bat World
Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana, or the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat to you and I, is a superlative species. Not only do they form the largest congregations of mammals in the world, but less well known is...
View ArticleWaking Up Too Soon: White-Nosed Syndrome
The United States is home to some 40 different species of bat. Thanks to stories of blood-sucking vampire bats, they've somewhat developed the reputation of a fearsome pest, but in fact they are a...
View ArticleDown And Out In Academia
A postdoc's view of the changing world of academic research'What's on your mind?' These are the four words taunting me on my Facebook page as I wind down from a long day at work. Today that may be a...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Nothing: Science Communication FAIL?
Anyone who woke up yesterday morning hoping that December 2nd 2010 might be a historic day in the search for extraterrestrial life is likely to be sorely disappointed. All week the hype has been...
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