About Me
If you found me searching for the lyrics to the children's song, you can find them here.
I'm a researcher in Nanobiotechnology currently based in Tokyo and this blog is all about my experiences as an expat living in Japan and about my journey from researcher to designer, or professor, or something anyway. On the way it has grown into something a bit bigger and you will find plenty of posts tackling wider topics.
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Climate Conspiracy? by Ellie Banwell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
Based on a work at www.goingonabearhunt.com
Yearly Archives: 2009
I have just polished off a delicious bowl of fresh strawberries and cream
It would seem that January is strawberry season in Japan. Odd.
Posted in General Meanderings, Travel
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Oh please…
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks the new rules forbidding airline passengers from getting out of their seats in the last hour of a flight is an utterly pointless and ridiculous rule. I also heard a rumour … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Politics
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Merry Christmas
I’m off for some mulled wine and a traditional Japanese Christmas lunch of KFC. Enjoy your turkey and trimmings, don’t drink too little and, when you fall asleep in front of the fire, remember to wake up in time for … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
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The rights of convicts should be placed above the wishes of victims.
Now there’s a sentiment guaranteed to put a few backs up; I suppose I’d better explain myself. Please bear with me because first we must go back to basics. When someone commits a crime there are two considerations that determine … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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WARNING: more extreme atheism from Tim Minchin
Posted in Atheism & Faith, General Meanderings
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I have no doubts whatsoever…
…that the intelligent and considerate people who read this blog believe in global warming, believe it is caused by us and believe it is something we need to stop, or the consequences will be serious. However, just in case a … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science
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It’s Geek Week at Going on a Bear Hunt.
This is a poster showing some of the metabolic processes going on inside you right now, as well as some of the ones going on inside that pot plant on the window sill. I find the pathways and reactions themselves … Continue reading
Please forgive a brief foray into plane spotterishness…
… but I do think the new Boeing Dreamliner has very attractive wings. They look so very much like swallows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zN5ieXLdWA
Posted in General Meanderings
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*snigger*
You should follow this link to the original, it has an amusing mouseover.
Posted in Bad Science, General Meanderings
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The brief: design a book cover…
The first semester of my course is over and I managed (by the skin of my teeth) to submit enough work of (just about) high enough quality… I think. For reasons too complicated to go into here (and for once … Continue reading
Posted in Art
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