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A brief lapse
Inspired by Carolina’s beautiful time-lapse photography of the life and growth of basil, I have done a quick and dirty time-lapse movie of my own. I have a Mac and one of the old-fashioned non-builtin iSight webcams. I thought there … Continue reading
Does the CMB do it for you?
In Cardiff University we teach a Physics degree and an Astrophysics degree (and actually a degree which is half way in between). The ‘physics’ cohort of students are always asking me why they need to know about the Cosmic Microwave … Continue reading
Me in 3D
If you haven’t met me then you probably don’t have a good idea of what I would look like in person. Here is a pseudo 3D image of me taken by my friend Jon. Its a stereogram made up of … Continue reading
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Nuns are fun
Rooting around on my laptop, I turned out all these lovely pictures of nuns that I collected years ago. It seemed a shame not to share them. I have said it before, the think nuns are great fun. I even … Continue reading
Utter chaos at the Ball
April 23, 2010. Its time for the Cardiff University, Physics and Astronomy annual staff-student ball. An event which is usually so sober that you could dip several methodists in it and they would come out smiling. It is a tradition … Continue reading
Gastronomic surprises in Narberth
We’ve just recently been on a holiday, and like so much of my childhood, we went to West Wales, where we came across the little town of Narberth. You may have heard of it, but probably never been there. Its … Continue reading
Regenerate your disbelief
At the moment we’re at a beautiful spot in West Wales enjoying ,what all Easter holidays of my fondest childhood consisted of, lashings and lashings of rain. Fortunately we are not in a damp caravan site or miserable tent, but … Continue reading
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Why the BBC is wonderfully British
In the last week the BBC have gone through an exercise in proving they are austere; on radio, 6 music and Asian Network have their heads on the blocks, on TV, purchases of foreign imports are going to be toned … Continue reading