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Yes, this is a very rare photo indeed. She is quit...

2011-07-24T07:06:26.762+01:00

Yes, this is a very rare photo indeed. She is quite beautiful and to be an electrical engineer in NASA, is quite an achievement, especially during that decade.

Fantastic! Thanks for the videos. She does have a ...

2011-07-24T07:01:33.141+01:00

Fantastic! Thanks for the videos. She does have a voice of an angel as Kevin said. I will download some more from iTunes. Would love to hear the Rabbit Songs.

Wow! What a bike. Folding? I wonder how that is do...

2011-07-24T06:55:01.812+01:00

Wow! What a bike. Folding? I wonder how that is done.

Wow! What a bike. Folding? I wonder how that is do...

2011-07-24T06:54:38.263+01:00

Wow! What a bike. Folding? I wonder how that is done.

Was that the right vote to cast to qualify for the...

2011-07-24T06:48:16.411+01:00

Was that the right vote to cast to qualify for the free stuff? There are other options. LOL :)

Warning heeded. Cute but watch out! Thanks for the...

2011-07-24T06:45:22.627+01:00

Warning heeded. Cute but watch out! Thanks for the picture!

Quite a tweet! It's fantastic. What Eric said ...

2011-07-24T05:53:45.859+01:00

Quite a tweet! It's fantastic. What Eric said is right - it does keep you on your toes!

Maybe David Attenborough did feel that way. We all...

2011-07-24T05:51:05.090+01:00

Maybe David Attenborough did feel that way. We all do when a project gets over-played, or the publicity is all wrong. People tend to believe what they want, even if it not based by facts.

This articles inspires me to make my own 5 Things ...

2011-07-24T05:45:27.778+01:00

This articles inspires me to make my own 5 Things list. Keep on going. Wonderful achievements, great blog!

I agree with you one hundred percent - Richard is ...

2011-07-24T05:42:53.705+01:00

I agree with you one hundred percent - Richard is indeed going to shine. Thanks for the links. They are superb.

How interesting! This is an important statement to...

2011-07-24T05:40:30.247+01:00

How interesting! This is an important statement to be kept in mind. "The Qu'ran speaks of science but is not a book of science"; it aims to draw man's attention to (not to instruct in) these things." Thanks for sharing.

It is mind-boggling and a great discovery. The sea...

2011-07-24T03:59:32.700+01:00

It is mind-boggling and a great discovery. The search for the missing link is one that has been futile. What you said, not a 'missing link' because there's no such thing, many will not agree on. Until it is found, then the cold hard fact still remains that there is none.

I agree with Eric. Bravo! Excellently done.

2011-07-24T03:54:54.003+01:00

I agree with Eric. Bravo! Excellently done.

This statement is fantastic, "...not just thi...

2011-07-24T03:51:15.760+01:00

This statement is fantastic, "...not just things we do to reap cold, hard, profitable benefits, but a core part of who we are as human beings."

What an interesting article. The analysis was in d...

2011-07-24T03:19:29.933+01:00

What an interesting article. The analysis was in depth and the celebration was in line. I agree with you, such things are "a little annoying".

The advice about fasting is medically based. It do...

2011-07-24T02:58:27.393+01:00

The advice about fasting is medically based. It does not have anything to do with religious beliefs, in my opinion, though it may be unwelcome to the ones who have faith in what they are doing.

That is why such an argument can never be resolved. Science and belief cannot see eye to eye. Just my two cents.

There are many that have a simple goal, which is r...

2011-07-24T02:49:33.275+01:00

There are many that have a simple goal, which is recognition. If the path is not the way to fame and fortune, what is most important such as educating others shall indeed be seen as something not in line with the 'commitment'. I like the way you dealt with it by saying, "It is better this way."

I have removed this phrase

2011-06-06T11:43:53.448+01:00

I have removed this phrase

As a Muslim and a British health professional I am...

2009-12-24T14:53:36.609Z

As a Muslim and a British health professional I am in support of the information provided by the NHS.
I feel that the NHS has done an excellent job by trying to combine medical advice with the advice of Muslim scholars.
You have to understand that religious people will always discard medical advice if it conflicts with their religious beliefs and obligations. And at least the NHS have tried to make some effort to support the muslim population of Britain.
It may not be perfect (which you give the impression that everything should be) but hey, its better than nothing.

useful research and hope its can be used by everyo...

2009-12-03T05:22:09.318Z

useful research and hope its can be used by everyone

Gardening Tips

Thanks for your comment - I agree - I'm very c...

2009-12-02T12:10:37.048Z

Thanks for your comment - I agree - I'm very concerned that without substantive changes in academic career progression criteria (grad students, postdocs, junior faculty hirings, tenure decisions, etc.), public engagement will always only be viewed as something that distracts from rather than enhances a research career.

In other words, as long as outreach/engagement is a box to be ticked (or worse, something that's only tolerated if your academic CV is already stellar), rather than something that is genuinely admired by those who do the hiring, we won't make much progress.

Until this happens we will continue to be actively weeding out those who enjoy and are good at engagement from the academic pipeline.

It'd be great if there was some kind of metric, maybe page views + 10(face-to-face engagements), that could compete with number of papers(impact factor) + grant money won...

/rant

What an interesting account of what reads like a w...

2009-12-01T10:01:23.977Z

What an interesting account of what reads like a wretched experience at the time.

It's unfortunate that the Lab Head was unwilling to mentor others to emulate his communication activities. Social/govt. changes seem to be driving a mandatory participation in public engagement and wider research/science/numerical literacy activities.

It's good that this experience didn't dissuade you a research career but it does read like a sad indictment of prevalent attitudes. I also wonder if this does not bode well for any initiatives to attempt to quantify such activities as part of assessment exercises.

Dear Anonymous, Please can you quote the part of m...

2009-09-07T21:03:53.123+01:00

Dear Anonymous, Please can you quote the part of my post that immaturely criticises Islam? My beef is with the NHS here. I criticise the NHS for sloppy language and using 'must' instead of 'can'. All the other sections of Healthy Ramadan are fine by me. This isn't about Islam.

Why can't we all just be civil and respect eac...

2009-09-07T17:44:19.433+01:00

Why can't we all just be civil and respect each others differences and religions. Why do we have to critize and act so hostile? It's very immature and sorry to say ignorant. How much time did you waste writing about something you know nothing about. Please open your mind and learn to respect others. The muslim belief is something you will never understand unless you are born muslim.

I've got a dslr too, though I don't use it...

2009-08-28T10:11:09.730+01:00

I've got a dslr too, though I don't use it nearly as well as you do yours! But the thing is, this relies on me randomly stumbling across photo opportunities as I go through my work day. How about this, after a few months, I do a poll to pick the top 20 image subjects and then I'll invite you in to repeat them w/ your dslr.