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In which we tell a story: on metaphors in science and life

In which we build the perfect scientist

Unintended Consequences

The Internet is Made of Cats

There’s Always Another Forgotten Woman

In which we’ve lost the scientific argument

Intimations of Mortality

Blue Suede Shoes

Looking Back, Moving Forward

In which I ponder: could scientific angst beat nuclear war in a fair fight?

What I Read In January and February

The Doing of Science

In which we watch and wait

Conflicts of Interest

A year of inaction: why has the Royal Society allowed itself to be hollowed out by Elon Musk?

KPIs – a Mixed Blessing

Vertiginous Nostalgia

She’s a Feisty Little Thing!

OBITUARY: Saffron ‘Ronnie’ Gee (2008-2026)

The Wonder of Life On Earth

Critique of comments by the President of the Royal Society on the Musk Affair

Has ‘The Rising Tide’ of Women Risen?

A Quiet Light

My Top Reads of 2025

What I Read In December

OBITUARY: Midnight ‘Naughtypants’ Ginsberg (2008-2026)

Books of 2025

Photos of 2025

In which we pause

Behind the Nativity scenes

Have We Had Enough of Experts?

Practice and Experience

Paranoid Android

What Voice?

What I Read In November

Botanists in the Family

Where Were the Women?

The Importance of Community

Being Practical (Or Not)

Is That What Makes Me Human?

What I Read In October

Who’s Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?

About LinkedIn

Civic Responsibilities

Mrs Handley and the Whippets (Learning to be Difficult)

Difficult Women

Being WISE

In which I thank my stars for country living

Honouring Sir Richard Friend

What I Read In September

Follow Jesus and win a signed photo

Let’s get negative

Science Education, Disadvantage and Teacher Burn-out

What I Read In August

What I Read In July

Can the Civil Society Covenant Work?

In which I make contact