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Communicating science

Some while ago I posted an item on Telling Stories which was triggered by a post on Richard Gayle’s Blog Spreading Science. Following on in much the same theme, Richard has a new item on his site Why science communication often fails which explores the paradox between dealing with facts or listening to a good [...]

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ELNs, Conferences and Blogs

More thoughts from Brussels…..

Last week’s ELN conference in Brussels seems to have generated more post-conference comment than any other I have attended. With posts appearing on this site, on Simon Coles’ ELN Blog and on the ELN Group in LinkedIn, the conference has acted as a catalyst for sharing opinion and maintaining a dialogue long [...]

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Telling stories

Over on Richard Gayle’s Blog Spreading Science, I read a post entitled Scientists need to tell better stories. It touches on a point that has bothered me for a while now, and that is that the basic structure and discipline of the scientific method demands a particular style of documentation, and that style often carries [...]

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Conferences, again….

This coming weekend sees the start of my personal travel itinerary to a number of conferences and workshops in which I am participating over the next few months. First up is the 8th Annual ELNs and Advanced Laboratory Solutions conference in Brussels. Next month, its across to the west coast US for the 5th [...]

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The Integrated Lab Blogroll

I just wanted to draw attention to the ‘Blogroll’ that appears in the left-hand side bar of this page. These are links to other blog sites that I’ve found informative, interesting and relevant to laboratory integration. Gloria Metrick, who is a regular and enthusiastic contributor here, has her own blog ‘Out on a [...]

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