Relatively Science

A look at the history, present and future of science along with anything else that takes my fancy

Friday, 27 August 2010

Making Adult Stem Cells pluripotent

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Recent advances in the field of induced pluripotent stem cells have got to the point where we can using various methods convert adult stem c...
Friday, 11 June 2010

Thoughts on the experience of publishing papers

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As a ionospheric/near-earth-space physicist by training, I have published a few papers (mostly as co-author but one as a first author) in th...
Sunday, 16 May 2010

Can we be Chemical-free?

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In the good tradition of any scientific article with a question as a title the answer to the question posed in this title is no. The reason ...
Friday, 7 May 2010

Remote Sensing of the Ionosphere: Part 1

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Now that the hectic period of writing up my thesis is over, resulting in somewhat of a blogcation, I thought that it was high time I shared ...
Thursday, 19 November 2009

Degrees of Science Communication

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A few years back the University of Otago started a Master's course in Science Communication , and the fruits of that are starting to com...
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Thursday, 5 November 2009

Ares Boldly Goes

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Ethan at Starts With a Bang has a great post up about just how spectacular NASA's first new rocket in over 30 years is . Videos of the...
Thursday, 22 October 2009

Local skeptics meetups

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One of the trends in modern skepticism groups that has been developing across the world is to get together and have a few drinks of choice. ...
Saturday, 10 October 2009

Ozone

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With spring coming to the southern hemisphere, the blossom and the daffodils are out and the weather is definitely warmer (OK some of the ti...
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Friday, 2 October 2009

The Advertorial

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This has to be what I would call one of the worst in terms of despicable advertising practices. Literally it is designing your advert such ...
Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Don't Panic

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The advice given on the outside of the book that gave Douglas Adam's "trilogy" its title (I mean of course the " Hitchhik...
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mc2
Dunedin, New Zealand
I am Robert McCormick and I am a doctoral student in physics. In addition to my research I tutor and demonstrate first year physics, and do programming for various researchers about the university. I have an interest in science history and education, as well as the interaction of science and culture.
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