Salthouse, Son et Lumiere
On my daily commute I was laughing with a friend about a demonstration lecture I’d been to as a student. It’s title was ‘Son et Lumiere’ and just that name brings the memories […]
Category Archives: Engage
Hunting for Answers
I’m a fan of Engage with Strathclyde… And a must, if you’re at Strathclyde Uni, is Hunting for Answers. It’ll be over by Friday, and when it gone, it’s gone! The […]
Images of Research
Strathclyde Uni’s Images of Research is now in its third year and goes from strength to strength. Monday evening’s reception was packed. And mostly with my colleagues from SIPBS since 1/3rd […]
Amino Piano
The most exciting back-burner project I have is based around the interface between science and art. I’ve blogged on this for the performance of Why Scotland Why East Kilbride for Cryptic Nights at […]
Science Britannica
If you haven’t already caught Brian Cox’s new series on BBC2, Science Britannica, it’s worth catching on iPlayer. I enjoyed the combination of a bit of history, a bit of science, […]
Tobacco: Forging and Failing Glasgow
I have a nice opportunity to do some Science on the Streets tours in Glasgow this week. It’s a bit like a ghost walk but the guide talks about the […]
Live Art 1: Social Media Nil
Why Scotland Why East Kilbride is over. The audience has left, the gear is all packed up and shipped out. I’m back at work: my bass guitar lies on the […]
We made the Metro….
Why Scotland Why East Kilbride made today’s Metro. Read the post to see the full photo…
Cryptic Science
This post is all about the science we used during at the ‘Why Scotland Why East Kilbride performance’: what we did, and why. You have two options: either watch the […]
This lab smells….
One of the key ideas behind the science of Why Scotland, Why East Kilbride is the use of chemicals to allow the audience to get some of that ‘authenic lab […]
