by Captain Skellett | Feb 19, 2012 | Science Communication
The Vancouver Conference Center sure is an imposing place. High ceilings and wall-length windows gazing to cloudy mountains and cold waters. Up above, strung in wooden beams, are three golden eggs. It’s a fitting spot for the first annual meeting of the American...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 3, 2012 | Science at Home, Science Communication
True blue replica of Captain Cook’s tall ship HMB Endeavour is circumnavigating Australia and dropping into me home town Adelaide for a spell. Australians can sail the tall ship replica Endeavour in June 2012 to watch the rare transit of Venus from Lord Howe...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 21, 2011 | Poisons
Green and red, classic Christmas colours, adorn the spiky holly shrub. A sprig may garnish puddings, but garnish nibblers like me must hold back on holly for it is poisonous in large doses – though some leaves can make a tasty beverage! Holly includes about 400...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 14, 2011 | The Realm of Bizzare
Occupy Wall Street protesters took up arms – eight of them – in their march on Monday. Carrying craftastic models of vampire squid high above their heads, in homage to Matt Taibbi’s description of the bank as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 9, 2011 | Science Communication
We reached a big milestone last month as the world’s population exceeded seven billion people for the first time. Looking behind the headlines was Paul Willis at the RiAus and a panellist of scientists and journalists on Tuesday (event details here.) In the 20th...