This was a lovely collection of stories and anecdotes from behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. It was fascinating to understand the changes of the museum over the years, the relocation of collections and changes in research and conservation within the museum.
This book has been...
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Tuesday, 5 December 2017
Book Review: The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
The theory that would not die was a surprisingly good book, exploring the fascinating story behind Bayes theory. I worked in genetics and have a basic understanding of Bayes, and so it was fascinating to learn more about how this statistical technique was developed.I did feel the book could have...
Friday, 24 November 2017
Book Review: Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food by Rachel Herz
This book was surprisingly interesting. I enjoyed the way the chapters were broken down and the inclusion of personal accounts with different disordered, I think that helped to make the book more interesting and relatable. The advice on how to influence your psychology was very Interesting. This...
Friday, 3 November 2017
Book Review: The Universe Next Door: A Journey Through 55 Alternative Realities, Parallel Worlds and Possible Futures by New Scientist
I was not sure what to expect with this book. It was similar to other new Scientist books, like ‘why don't penguins feet freeze’ which is probably the best known, so lots of little stories and anecdotes. I preferred ‘why don't penguins feet freeze’ more than this book, partly because I have a greater...
Thursday, 2 November 2017
Book Review: The Last Rhinos: The Powerful Story of One Man's Battle to Save a Species by Lawrence Anthony
I could not have been more wrong about this book! I thought it was going to be a run-of-the-mill, save the animals type of book, just a group of people dealing with conservation of a group of rhinos (and maybe a breeding program), the same story we hear a million times in this era of extinction....
Sunday, 29 October 2017
Book Review: Past Mortems: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors by Carla Valentine
I love the honesty of this book, as it is a fascinating look at life working with the dead. I really appreciated the authors respect for the dead, as the media mostly portrays mortuaries are creepy places employing psychotic killers, it is really refreshing to read the life of a woman who went into...
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Science Career Options
When preparing to graduate from university, many students are confronted with the question ‘what now?’ This is often a hard question to answer if you plan on leaving academia, but don’t quite know what you do want to do or even what careers are available to scientists. It is all too easy to get tunnel vision when working towards a specific goal, and when you realise that your goal might...