Category Archives: Politics

Five things I learnt when shadowing an MP

Posted on 26/11/2010 by Jon Butterworth

By Emily Nurse: On being a scientist paired with an MP, and what she learned from the experience. At The Guardian.

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Coffee and Neutrons

Posted on 18/10/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Amazing neutron-vision video of coffee being made. Just one of the things you can do with neutrons, and one of the (few) perks of being on an STFC committee. At The Guardian. See also Chapter 4.2 of Smashing Physics.

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Science is Vital

Posted on 10/10/2010 by Jon Butterworth

It’s not a threat, it’s not whining. We’re scientists and we are reporting the facts The last time I went on a demo was more than twenty years ago. It was either poll tax or student grants (remember those?). Probably … Continue reading →

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Intellectual poverty

Posted on 06/10/2010 by lilyasquith

There’s a lot of kerfuffle at the moment about the “brain drain” – UK scientists leaving for America or Europe because they can’t get a job in the UK any more. This is undoubtedly a real effect, but perhaps doesn’t seem that relevant to the average UK tax payer. Or MP. Continue reading →

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