A friend and colleague of mine, @gilest, tweeted about a report in our local paper about Wiltshire Council reviewing leisure facilities and the “imminent” closure of the Bradford on Avon swimming pool. Our brand new MP, @duncanhames picked up on Read more…
I can’t recall who was speaking when the #GingerNinja struck last night, but I felt sorry as I joined half the room in coughing and laughing at the same time. #Talkfest was an evening for science bloggers to get together Read more…
I finally got along to BathCamp last night. I must admit I was expecting a fairly low key event, but as row after row of seats were filled, and as the distance people had travelled increased from Bradford on Avon to Read more…
As I read through some of the final comments on the I’m a Scientist site, I was struck by the number of messages of thanks from the Scientists to the moderators. This year was a little different for us, particularly for Read more…
I’m buzzing. I’ve been buzzing for 9 days now. Why am I buzzing? I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! is on. I’ve been running this type of online engagement event for 8 years now. You’d have thought I’d Read more…
Today we are excited to announce the winners of the Healthcare Engagement Strategy Awards 2010. “Parature is extremely excited to announce this Parature for Facebook application,” stated Parature CEO, Tim Davenport. “Today I am very excited to announce yet another Read more…
Update: Dr Goldacre has taken exception to this interpretation of his remarks in the I, Science interview. We would like to make absolutely clear that Dr Goldacre does not advocate the sacking of all science writers. However, I genuinely did Read more…
Several years ago I spoke at a conference where Stephen Coleman gave the keynote speech. My presentation (on I'm a Councillor) included what I thought was a very graceful compliment to his paper A Tale of Two Houses, on Big Read more…
There was quite a gathering of new media luminaries in London in early March. Joe Rospars, Mike Slaby, Sam Graham-Felsen, Jared Cohen, Scott Heiferman from Meet-up, & Ramya Raghaven from YouTube amongst many others. The Alliance of Youth Movements had Read more…
My attempt to post a Biog for AYM got lost in the ether. Here’s what should be in the Biog for me, Shane McCracken. Professional: At Gallomanor we’ve been working for over 8 years getting thousands of young people and Read more…