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Via SciTechDaily – a trip through a library of mammalian biodiversity! This is a video tour through a ‘bone room’ & a ‘skins room’ belonging to the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California at Berkley. It looks like a fascinating place to visit (although the sight of the skins & furs was […]

And this is one of those times. Because over the weekend I did what is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do – I made the decision to end my beloved dog’s life.

… and a VERY happy me. Not to mention the rest of our team. Because – – we won ‘Best Premier Feature Site 2009′ at Fieldays 🙂 And it’s been a very busy few days, hence my lack of anything substantial for you to really get your teeth into. But I promise, this will be rectified […]

I talk and write quite a bit about why science outreach is important, and it’s always nice to hear what someone else has to say on this issue. So I was really pleased to find this commentary by Lawrence Kraus (thank you to Laelaps). Lawrence’s post is on a rather cool new site called the […]

says it all, really 🙂

Well, I got a giggle from it  🙂 It is sort of true, though – there are an awful lot of blogs out there, & one thing that puts me off returning to some of them is a distinct lack of regular updates. The husband complained over the weekend that I take blogging far too […]

In a couple of weeks it’ll be time for Fieldays again. We’ve lived in Hamilton for 13 years now, but last year was the first time I’d ever been out to this major agricultural event. And I went out there every day – because I’d been closely involved in the development of the Univesity’s stand […]

By the time you read this I’ll be on the way down to Palmerston North (to give a public lecture & a seminar & talk with students); all that travel & chat leaves little time for blogging, although if I get a bit of time between talks I’ll see if I can pull something together […]