So, our urge to mess with our food continues unabated, it seems, and as usual, aesthetics are a fundamental part of this (as with many of our endeavours, I think).So yes, a few new instances of pleasantly pretty produce. In first place (because I live…
Posts by aimee
PhD Comics gets it right, again
Couldn’t resist. PhD comics have been around for quite some time (and I would encourage you to read them whenever you get a chance), but this one (also shown below) was just far too perfect to pass up.Clicking thereon will show it in a slightly more …
Google Transit
I was most exceedingly happy to hear about this yesterday. I am, after all, something of a Google fan.My happiness, however, turned to ecstatic delight when I realised that Google Transit is far, far better than the Metlink website. A thorn in my sid…
The value of knowledge economies
Rod Oram, of the Sunday Star Times, recently wrote this piece.In it, he basically lays out why a knowledge-based (or at least heavily contributed to-) economy is something New Zealand should be striving for.And I have to say I agree: this idea that one…
Personal space issues: now we know the 'where'
Caltech continues to live up to its reputation for producing some fine work.In a recent coup (haha), they appear to have figured out the whole ‘personal bubble’ issue. Well, to be more precise, they’ve figured out which brain structure is responsible….
xkcd: Newton and Leibniz
I couldn’t resist. For the uninitiated, xkcd is a marvellous webcomic revolving around maths, physics, and, well, the human experience. In fact, its author, Randall Munroe, is even publishing a (real) book!(subtitle: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, m…
Gadgets, Games and Geeks 09: The Future of Innovation, Shatter, Weta and pizza
A couple of days ago (Monday evening, to be exact), I attended GGG09 - Gadgets, Games and Geeks 09 (note: a logo would be a good thing, guys).And yes, it was pretty interesting.The highlight for me was Bill Reichert’s talk, ‘The Future of Innovation: …
Addendum to previous post
I found this delightful website (click on logo below)JOVE, or the Journal of Visualised Experiments, is a fantastic idea. Anyone working in the biological sciences will, I’m sure, appreciate how tricky it can be to learn or duplicate a new methodology…
The (threat) challenge to science publishing
An article I recently wrote for the Science Media Centre (note, there’s a really cool sound recording from the WCSJ on the SMC website, here). The debate’s a complicated one - this article just manages to lightly touch upon some of the issues…The Op…
Global warming warning
I’ve just come across this and, frankly, my first reaction was to burst out laughing.Not, I hasten to add, because I think it’s funny in and of itself. And the article itself is very calm and cogent about things. It’s simply that the headline reads s…