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Life as a science writer – how to get started

9th May 201823rd January 2020

Writing is one of those weird areas where you don’t need any formal training or certification to do it, you […]

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Demonic mirrors & the Troxler effect

8th May 201818th May 2018

Disclaimer: I love spooky things and I also love science – I’m not trying to ruin one with the other. […]

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The day I met Darwin & accidentally made a scene.

1st May 201823rd January 20202 Comments

There are few things that can make a biologist swoon, but Darwin is one of them. I’ve never met a […]

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Life as a science writer so far

20th April 201823rd January 2020

It’s been two years since I sold my first article and officially became a science writer. To me, you’re not […]

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Micrographia

3rd April 2018

  One of the greatest and earliest contributions to the world of microscopy was the 17th century book Micrographia by […]

Leeuwenhoek microscope
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The secret of Leeuwenhoeks lenses

29th March 201830th March 2018

This is a great article on work done by the TU Delft Reactor Institute, investigating how Antonie van Leeuwenhoek made […]

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Connecting the pale blue dots

8th March 201830th March 2018

As the Voyager 1 space probe was leaving our solar system, Carl Sagan asked that it be turned around to […]

Talbot microscope on display
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The gentleman botanist

5th March 201830th March 2018

**A special thank you to Eimear and Ger for their help and for allowing me access to the microscope** Last […]

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Free eBooks? Yes, please!

22nd February 201823rd January 2020

This is a little off topic but as I have been doing a bit of science history research lately I […]

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What makes you a scientist?

19th February 201823rd January 2020

Why did you become a scientist? Most scientists, when I ask them this question, struggle to answer it. When they […]

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