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Bletchley Park: The Undiscovered Country Estate (where we used computers to beat the Gerries)

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Image from the BBC I watched a documentary a few days ago called “Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park’s Lost Heroes,” about Tommy Flowers and Bill Tutte of Bletchley Park. Any time I watch a documentary about scientists or engineers who went unrecognized during their time, they are invariably women; Rosalind Franklin comes to mind, or Ada Lovelace. […]

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Posted 26 April 2013 § Gender & Sexuality § Psychology & Cognitive Science ‡ Comments Off on Bletchley Park: The Undiscovered Country Estate (where we used computers to beat the Gerries) °

Howlin’ Tucker Plays the Blues

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This is fascinating. A scientist should study this.

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Posted 24 January 2011 § Cute Things § Music § Psychology & Cognitive Science ‡ Comments Off on Howlin’ Tucker Plays the Blues °

Things I Used to Know

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I was going over old files on a computer I’m reformatting, and I found an astrophysics assignment I wrote in third year: “An HR Diagram was successfully obtained for both the M34 cluster and part of the NGC188 cluster. The main sequence and red giant branch of M34 is clearly visible, whereas the data for […]

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Posted 07 January 2011 § Astrophysics ‡ Comments (2) °

Boobs always win against transistors

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Another win from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. Continued.

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Posted 24 December 2010 § Arts & Culture § Hilarity ‡ Comments (1) °

Jellyfish holding hands

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Posted 16 October 2010 § Cute Things ‡ Comments Off on Jellyfish holding hands °

Chance Favours the Connected Mind

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Posted 11 October 2010 § Humour & Creativity § Psychology & Cognitive Science § The Internet ‡ Comments Off on Chance Favours the Connected Mind °

There are two kinds of conversations I have with my boyfriend

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The Beau: australia have tied it The Beau: but are over on wickets The Beau: Australia win by 3 wickets!!!! The Beau: in the last over The Beau: i feel sorry for pakistan Eve: sorry, I went to get some soup The Beau: england better beat australia now Eve: ya Eve: also I have no […]

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Posted 14 May 2010 § Tales of the Swamp ‡ Comments (5) °