by Captain Skellett | Feb 2, 2014 | Science Communication
Australian Science Communicators are converging today for the ASC conference of 2014. I very much enjoyed the 2010 one in Canberra where I happened to be, and made a special trip to be at the 2011 conference in Melbourne, but unfortunately can’t make it to...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 17, 2013 | Recent Research
When I was a child, I had a toy from Seaworld that was a baby seal, and man I loved that little guy. I also had a Furby, one of those fluffy toy robots that took the world by storm in 1999, and are having a major comeback now. Little did I know that, had I smooshed...
by Captain Skellett | Sep 19, 2013 | Just for Fun
Ahoy mateys! It be the best day of the year once again! Happy talk like a pirate day! It’s too late to get your ergonomic pirate keyboard, but add plenty of R’s into your day anyway. The image is from the Language Log, who weren’t sure who to credit...
by Captain Skellett | Aug 29, 2013 | Recent Research
Ethical concerns aside, gene therapy is a really exciting area of science. How cool to explore the functions of DNA and cellular machinery by inserting exactly what you want into a cell of your choice. How many options to treat disease, create better crops or fun...
by Captain Skellett | Jul 23, 2013 | Science Communication
On Thursday I’m heading to Adelaide for the Australex 2013 linguistics conference at the University of Adelaide. The topic – Endangered words, and signs of revival. I volunteer with a project to revive an endangered language called Barngarla, which was...
