This weekend was full of science.
Research

This started on Saturday with a trip to the Harwell Campus, whose first open day in eight years provided a rare opportunity for us to get up close with cutting edge science (plus some very kid-friendly and accessible displays) as well as visit the

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Back in 2019, the kids - so much younger back then! - and I helped undertake some crowdsourced citizen science for the Thames WaterBlitz. This year, we're helping out again.

We've moved house since then, but we're still within the Thames basin and can provide value by taking part in this

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Nowadays if you're on a railway station and hear an announcement, it's usually a computer stitching together samples. But back in the day, there used to be a human with a Tannoy microphone sitting in the back office, telling you about the platform alternations and destinations.

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In these challenging times, and especially because my work and social circles have me communicate regularly with people in many different countries and with many different backgrounds, I'm especially grateful for the following:

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This afternoon, the kids and I helped with some citizen science as part of the Thames WaterBlitz, a collaborative effort to sample water quality of the rivers, canals, and ponds of the Thames Valley to produce valuable data for the researchers of today and tomorrow.

My two little science

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It seems that there's been an increase in alpha-gal allergies, which causes a sensitivity to meat and meat products. The increase is blamed on ticks whose range is expanding owing to climate change. Gaia hypothesis in action? (Nah. But interesting anyway.)

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