“Drivers! Don’t forget to drop the pantograph!” I don’t know what it means, but this sign at London’s Farringdon Station sounds important and magical. It’s a large white sign at …
Suddenly it’s everywhere: a gif of a molecule stepping along, carrying a big load. It’s currently going viral online, with text suggesting that it’s a myosin molecule carrying endorphins in …
I get the impression that people see me as two entirely different people: On the one hand, there’s the person who supports open science and helps scientists get their work …
Last week was the annual ArchWay With Words literary festival in North London. Just in its third year, it’s quite popular already, and booklovers from all over the city have …
Being original isn’t easy. This weekend I was thinking of new ideas for Finch and Pea posts. I made a list of ten things to write about, and one of …
James Watson sold his Nobel Prize for $4.1 million in an auction. He “needed” money because nobody was hiring him as guest speaker anymore after he repeatedly made racist and …
