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I'm a journalist covering health and pharmacy at C+D magazine, as well as a chin-stroker on all things science and media-related. I also enjoy travel writing and am an avid film watcher.
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  • ►  2012 (4)
    • ►  February (2)
      • Science journalism: how to stick to the facts (and...
      • The Skin I Live In: the science of synthetic skin
    • ►  January (2)
      • Accidental inventions
      • What's in a byline?
  • ▼  2011 (14)
    • ►  December (1)
      • Welcome to Robotville
    • ▼  November (1)
      • The economy may be dreary, but there's good weathe...
    • ►  October (3)
      • Richard Dawkins and the Magic of Reality
      • Tintin's descent into the 'Uncanny Valley'
      • Dara O'Briain: 'Don't underpander to the nerds'
    • ►  September (2)
      • Science on trial
      • Inside the Nobel Museum
    • ►  August (1)
      • Funny science at the Edinburgh Fringe
    • ►  July (1)
      • When a wink is...just a wink
    • ►  May (2)
      • Professor Brian Cox on physics, the Beatles and ma...
      • New centre enables small space companies to mean b...
    • ►  April (1)
      • The ‘sunshine vitamin’ – uncovering the connection...
    • ►  March (2)
      • Breaking things: the search for sustainable materi...
      • Losing body parts: could continuing human evolutio...
  • ►  2010 (2)
    • ►  October (1)
      • Professor Nutt: Why the government won't ok harm-f...
    • ►  February (1)
      • Humanising science
  • ►  2009 (23)
    • ►  November (1)
      • Last swing for Rosetta
    • ►  October (2)
      • "Changing the law" is the only answer to libel in ...
      • Futurity: add a dash of salt
    • ►  September (4)
      • New Darwin Centre unveiled to the public
      • Peer reviewing: should it detect fraud?
      • Gaia v Goldilocks: the theory giants go head to he...
      • Why journalists are suckers for stupid algebra
    • ►  August (3)
      • Light through a lens
      • Stargazing in Surrey - The Great Look Up
      • Where galaxies and understanding collide
    • ►  July (5)
      • A cut and paste blow to Google News?
      • Mapping the news
      • Computer, name that choon
      • Death of the fax machine?
      • Throwing citizen journos to the lions
    • ►  June (1)
      • 'Spine-tingling' Xbox technology
    • ►  March (6)
      • Prize in a coffee cup
      • No stopping the little Devil
      • From Batman to the Baftas
      • Valleys director proves them wrong
      • Water regulator neglects Welsh customers, says rep...
      • Welsh internet speeds let down users
    • ►  January (1)
      • Lights, camera, Cardiff!
  • ►  2008 (8)
    • ►  November (4)
      • "An experiment in brand loyalty"
      • The digital mob bites back
      • Captcha’d
      • Linked in
    • ►  October (4)
      • Digital yarns
      • Mix and mingle, web 2.0 style
      • Does journalism need citizen journos for survival?...

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