It’s a common refrain in books that I’ve read about creativity that there’s no shortage of good ideas, and that the ideas are nothing without the execution. Another thing that I’ve read is that the more creative ideas that you Read more…
One nice thing about keeping a blog (or, at least trying to) is that every so often something that you’ve written, or in this case, drafted, becomes relevant again. I’m currently being inspired by the fact that last month (sadly Read more…
When I was little, I always used to look forwards to the last day of school. Not just because it meant that the holidays were close, but because it meant we were allowed to bring in games. One year I Read more…
Early in December, my science comedy group, The Variables, ran our first ever online gig.. Although I used to run a science talk show on YouTube, this is the first time that I’ve ever done a live comedy show online, Read more…
For starters, the kind of person who immediately wants to follow up the question “Who am I?” with lyrics from Les Miserables. I really enjoy singing, even though I’m not very good at it (this isn’t digging for compliments, I Read more…
Lots of things I have done have been successes, but I’m rubbish at thinking of them as such. It’s almost a form of imposter syndrome – if I’ve done something, then clearly it can’t have been that hard. I think Read more…
30 – Science ComedySome lectures are dry as a boneSo people just leave them aloneTo interest moreI won’t be a boreMy comedy skills I must hone
For the next part of my attempt to write 30 Physics themed limericks in a month, I turned to some more recent inspiration – my own PhD! So here it is, years of work summed up in 11 limericks! Read more…
Here are some more of the 30 physics-themed limericks I set myself the challenge of writing. First up is a common mistake: 10 Weight vs mass (with some Northern pronunciation) You might not remember from class The difference between weight Read more…
I’ve already posted my limerick about Newton’s First Law of Motion, but here it is again so that I’ve got the complete set here: Newton’s First Law of Motion Newton’s law number 1 is the source For an object not Read more…
