rainy day 8 Nov 2012 | 10:07 am

They haven’t invented the hipster filter yet that can match a rainy day bus window.  

Better late than never? 3 Oct 2012 | 11:01 am

Greetings, faithful readers!  I’m sure you have both been wondering why the long hiatus — lots of reasons, mostly to do with laziness, but there’s one in particular I need to get out of the way right ...

give your brain a workout 16 Dec 2010 | 01:21 am

My friend Björn has just been published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, an invited article on the possible biological basis of free will. In accordance with Björn’s commitment to openness in...

Veteran’s Day 11 Nov 2010 | 11:28 pm

Today I put aside my troubles and remember the many dead of both World Wars — indeed, of all wars — for their sacrifice. XXXI WITH rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had, For many a rose.....

tsunami of spam 9 Nov 2010 | 01:33 am

Comments are off for a while — not that there are any entries to comment on! — because I’m sick of deleting spam. This morning’s wave of more than a hundred comments was the last straw. This is why w...

self portrait (another cameraphone snap) 12 Aug 2010 | 11:37 pm

Juneteenth 20 Jun 2010 | 02:10 am

I’m ridiculously busy (at work today, Saturday, for instance), but I wanted briefly to mark the occasion. It’s Juneteenth, an emancipation anniversary which — if I understand it correctly — focuses on...

more phone snaps 19 Apr 2010 | 09:14 am

advantage, schmantage 19 Apr 2010 | 04:31 am

In a recent post at The Scholarly Kitchen, Philip Davis takes issue with a recent article by Alma Swan regarding the controversial Open Access citation advantage, the idea that any given paper is, cet...

from my commute this morning 15 Apr 2010 | 12:21 am

On the Train Two well scrubbed boys in suits and ties ruined my morning with their talk, feigning interest in my book and where I’m from and friendly lies the way they’re taught, to draw me in ...