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I admit, I have to catch up on some blogging.

A few weeks ago, the BBC had an article called “Science ‘not for normal people’“.

Around 70% of the 11-15 year olds questioned said they did not picture scientists as “normal young and attractive men and women”.

Among those who said they would not like to be scientists, [...]

Presentations can be nerve-wracking events. I’ve had presentations, where my remote control jinxed the projector, the projector decided to go black every few minutes, and of course the dreaded application of Murphy’s Law, where your laptop drive dies right before your presentation.

(No joke, the last has happened to me twice, including in January. It’s one [...]