#StevesLibrary: A Sting in the Tale
Only I could accidentally read a series of books on the wonderful lives of insects in the wrong order. I’ve recently finished A Sting in the Tale by Dave Goulson, after reading one of his more recent books A Buzz…
#StevesLibrary: Stuff Matters
As you’ve probably guessed, I’m not a materials scientist but the author of the book I read this week is. Some of you may recognise Mark Miodownik from BBC Radio 4 or some of the various TV shows he’s produced…
#StevesLibrary: Stiff
Something that has always intrigued me is the human body, especially the internal structure and what happens after we die. I know this is slightly morbid, but it’s just one of those things that is rarely spoken about – perhaps…
#StevesLibrary:Witness to Extinction
Now, this is a book that I’ve been wanting to read for quite some time. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to secure a copy of my own due to copies being prohibitively expensive (I’m not sure why). Thankfully however, my…
#SciFri: May Project Update 2021
It’s that time of year again when I make my annual pilgrimage to Norfolk, in the attempt to catch as many grass snakes as I can. You’ll be glad to know that I have made it here nice and early…
#StevesLibrary: No Need for Geniuses
It’s very easy as a Brit to forget that there are other countries out there that have made important contributions to science and engineering. In my mind, it is frustrating that throughout our schooling, our attention is made only to…
#SteveReviews: Seaspiracy
I’ve been waiting for the dust to settle on this one for a little while as the subject is quite controversial. Seaspiracy is a new Netflix documentary (trailer below), that examines the global fishing industry. Now this may not sound…
#StevesLibrary: Secrets of the Human Body
Something that has always fascinated me is the human body, how it works and how we figured out how so. Therfore in my mind, Secrets of the Human Body was going to be a fantastic read. I think I’m right…
#SteveReviews: Attenborough’s Life in Colour
In recent years, it seems that Sir David Attenborough has been working around the clock to narrate a number of spectacularly produced wildlife documentaries. These such as A Perfect Planet and Seven Worlds, One Planet in my mind omit the…
#StevesLibrary: How to Clone a Mammoth
Back in 2013, I watched a number of TEDx talks uploaded to YouTube on the topic of de-extinction (you can find the playlist here). These introduced me to the idea of de-extinction and at the time, I was all for…
