Category Archives: Personal

Some nostalgia

Posted on December 11, 2022 by ...and Then There's Physics

I haven’t had much time to write posts, nor really had much to write about. I have, however, started looking through some of the photographs I took when working for the South African National Antarctic Programme as a physicist in … Continue reading →

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A bit of a holiday

Posted on July 10, 2022 by ...and Then There's Physics

You may have noticed that it’s been a little quiet here lately. That’s partly because I’ve had little to say, but also because I’ve been away on holiday with the family. We rented a cottage and spent a week on … Continue reading →

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Nine years

Posted on April 13, 2022 by ...and Then There's Physics

WordPress has reminded me that I started this blog 9 years ago today. I feel that I should commemorate that in some way, but I’m not sure how, or really what to say. As you can tell, the blog has … Continue reading →

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2021: A year in review

Posted on January 1, 2022 by ...and Then There's Physics

I have typically done a year in review post that I normally publish on 31 December. However, this time, I forgot (despite Willard reminding me) so here is one I’ve put together fairly quickly. Apologies for being a bit late. … Continue reading →

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Seasons greetings

Posted on December 24, 2021 by ...and Then There's Physics

Just a quick post to wish everyone seasons greetings. For those who celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a really enjoyable, and festive, day tomorrow (or, today, in some parts of the world). For those who have some spare time … Continue reading →

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Eight years

Posted on April 13, 2021 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve just realised that I started this blog eight years ago today. This past year has been relatively quiet, partly because it’s been a rather unusual year and I’ve not really felt all that motivated to write blog posts, and … Continue reading →

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Happy festive season

Posted on December 24, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

I was trying to find a suitably amusing Christmas cartoon that properly reflected the year we’ve had, but failed to do so. Instead, I thought I’d post a picture of a snowman that we made a good number of years … Continue reading →

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Some reflections on lecturing during a pandemic

Posted on November 27, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

I noticed, via Twitter, that a colleague had written an interesting post about survival strategies for lecturers [Edit: I hadn’t appreciated that this had been written pre-pandemic, but it is what largely motivated my post]. I had been thinking about … Continue reading →

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Namecalling in science

Posted on November 8, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

A couple of days ago, I retweeted an article with the title [t]he trouble with ‘Covid denialism’. I thought the article was reasonable, but some objected to the use of ‘denialism’. There are a number of very credible scientists who … Continue reading →

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Cancel culture?

Posted on July 9, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

The talking point in social media at the moment (in my bubble, at least) seems to be the letter on justice and open debate, signed by 150 luminaries. It’s not been universally well-received. There was some quite measured comments in … Continue reading →

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