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Cambridge University Herbarium Recognised
A decade ago I was lucky enough to work for a short while at the Cambridge University Herbarium after its move to the Botanical Gardens in Cambridge. It introduced me to the roles John Stevens Henslow and John Lindley played in guiding Darwin. Henslow in particular was Darwins’ mentor. One of the most awestruck moments…
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Museum of Zoology Photo Shoot
Here are some photo’s from the Museum of Zoology in Cambridge. The revamp (a couple of years ago now) means it has changed a bit since I first used to walk past the whale hanging outside (it was donated to the museum after it washed up on the South coast but there wasn’t room to…
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The 2013 Martian Chronicles
February 2021 sees THREE different missions bearing down on Mars – read this for insights into launch windows and a song on the history of Martian exploration!
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Genomics! The Musical! at The Broad Institute
One of the most important centres for Genomics field in the is the Broad Institute, and I was lucky enough to do a show there in October 2019! I was attending a GA4GH conference and was able to manage this performance. This was a slightly different space (an open area performance staircase!) and audience (trained…
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Join The Singing Science Planetarium!
So labelled as I didn’t quite have the guts to call it a Fanetarium! Just sign-up with your email address!
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Lamprey For Your Life
After I heard about the Eurofishion competition set up to mark World Fish Migration day in October this year, I decided to have a go at entering it. Eventually inspiration came from my time working on the Ensembl Genome Browser – the version at the time annotated each species with some text to denote the…
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Video Developments for the Summer of 2019
It has been awhile since any updates have taken place since beyond the last show. That first performance was a real success! The show was incomplete visually though, Sadly work and parenthood has gotten in the way of making further progress, but this update is to let you know I am polishing off the two…
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Just What is Genomics! The Musical!?!!
Genomics! The Musical! is a one person show where the fundamentals of genes and our DNA are explained using a series of ‘musical mini-lectures’. Ideas are introduced with words and pictures, and developed on with catchy songs and groovy videos – providing impactful insights into the science of what makes us us. All done with…
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The first performance!
The first performance took place at Storeys Field Centre in Cambridge on Saturday 3rd November 2018. We had about 100 people show up. Here’s a little video showing some of what they experienced! Some interesting feedback from the first survey included the favourite video being joint first place between Mendel and Variations On A Gene.…
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Giant Leaps
The first album of science music – under the guise of Professor Karmadillo – is available to purchase at Bandcamp and other e-music retailers! Giant Leaps by Professor Karmadillo A diverse track listing covers the beginning of the universe, genetics and the movement of molecules in air. Released February 29, 2012 Songs written by Professor…
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