The past few days have been rather hectic, hence the lack of updates. On Saturday, I attended and took part in Europe's first science blogging conference, and there were also several other events which had been organized for those...
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Posted on September 2, 2008 6:37 PM • 3 Comments •
The Science Blogging Conference will be held at the Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, on August 30th, 2008. According to the organizers, the event has now reached its attendance capacity, but if you'd like to be placed...
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Posted on August 6, 2008 6:55 AM • 0 Comments •
Looking down from the steps of the Museu National d' Art Catalunya, we see the Fira de Barcelona, a complex of 8 large buildings which together make up one of the largest exhibition centres in Europe. One of these...
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Posted on July 25, 2008 7:41 AM • 1 Comments •
What are the difficulties facing science journalists in developing countries, and what can we do to support them? These were the main issues raised in a session I attended this morning. Session: Building Networks: How to Support Science Journalists in...
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Posted on July 22, 2008 5:12 PM • 1 Comments •
While wandering around looking at the outreach activities at ESOF2008, I came across this interesting booth for the PS3GRID project, by members of the Multiscale Lab, which is located in the University of Pompeu Fabra's Computational Biochemistry and Biophysics Laboratory...
Posted on July 22, 2008 8:43 AM • 1 Comments •
If you're at all familiar with Ben Goldacre's Bad Science blog and Guardian column, you'll have some idea of what his talk was about - debunking nutritionists, the multi-billion dollar industry nutritional supplement industry they have built, and the overblown...
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Posted on July 20, 2008 1:17 PM • 1 Comments •
I landed in Barcelona at around 10am local time, and, after checking in to my hotel, made my way towards Placa d'Espanya to find the conference hall. This magnificent building - an art gallery I think - is right...
Posted on July 18, 2008 8:22 AM • 2 Comments •
