This amused me far more than it should: The Large Hardon Collider Breaks Energy Record

Things what I have done recently:

1. Bought tickets to Ben Goldacre doing a discussion on Drug Company Bullshit at the Southbank in July.
2. Discovered that there is a Science + Arts Festival end of June at the Southbank Centre to celebrate 350 years of the Royal Society.  Practically peed myself with glee at all the FREE SCIENCE STUFF going on.
3. Had a very ( Read more... )

I had a drunken conversation on Wednesday night with a couple of work colleagues about my terrible, terrible mathematical ability.  I was chatting to Sara, who is dyslexic, and when I was explaining to her the problems I have with maths and numbers she said they were very similar to the problems she has with letters and words.  So I did a bit of ( Read more... )

Today I got tickets to see They Might Be Giants perform their album "Here Comes Science" at the Southbank Centre at the end of June.  It's hard to pick a favourite song, I really like "The Elements" & "The Bloodmobile", but I think my favouite is:

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mostly because I am a 7 year old boy inside and any song with the line "URRRRRRRRRRRRRRRANUS" in it ( Read more... )

My paid account expired the other day and it's wierd seeing ads everywhere.  And I miss my icons :(  How sad is that?  I need to get out more ( Read more... )

God I've become so bad at updating.

Erm, whats been going on?  Met Cath and Stu on Monday in town, went to the Knightrider pub near St Pauls.  Stu had an interview Tuesday for a job as a Beefeater at the Tower of London.  From what he was saying it's an AWESOME job.  You actually live in the Tower practically rent-free, and they've got their own pub ( Read more... )

"...But this long histroy of learning how to not fool ourselves - of having utter scientific integrity - is, I'm sorry to say, something that we haven't specifically included in any particular course that I know of.  We just hope you've caught on by osmosis.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to ( Read more... )

Sleep Talking Man is my new favourite thing in the world.

Went out with work to the Camden Arms on Friday and had a impromptu drinking session which was really nice.  Really relaxed pub, nice company and just general good times.  I had my first ever whiskey, didn't drink that much and generally geeked out with Tom and Nigel about scienceY things.   ( Read more... )

In a fit of Rock 'n' Roll rebellion, I slept through NYE.  In my defence I'm fucking ill and work has been a twat these past 3 days so I'm surprised I lasted til 10 ( Read more... )

I've got an epic cold and work is being ridiculous.  There is not one thing that has gone right today, and I actually told my boss that if the machine didn't stop being a twat I was going to bury an axe in it.  He's promised me a drink if it's still intact by the end of the week.  Gary keeps telling people that I'm in charge of the lab and they ( Read more... )