Finding silicon glen
A recent chance encounter with a reel-to-reel recording tape and a Dansette record player in silicon glen led me to consider the significance of this place and how it relates to the social and cultural significance of Scotland.
Research
Keep on keeping on
Women in STEM have kept on keeping on during the pandemic, but now, it is time to step back? In this post I look at song, poetry and memes to explore this.
Cooking with reckless abandon
Professor Massimiano Bucchi charts the long term stories of science and cooking from 1682 in "Newton's Chicken". The intersection of science and cooking is a gateway to popular culture. But what can STEM academics take from this?
Autoethnography as a research method
I'm making a bold declaration to use autoethnography as a research method within my PhD thesis, but am I there yet?
Beauty is good
I've been looking at the ways in which researchers reach out to people. Images create a powerful and immediate connection. Since the start of 2021 I've looked at the use of selfies in academia and found it has affected me profoundly.
