Tag: plant science

  • Ode to Arabidopsis

    Part of a series of rescued and renovated posts from when Singing Science was starting out as Professor Karmadillo A podcast interview I did recently (more details to follow!) had me harking back to what start me on the road of combining my musical and scientific passions. The starting point really was the creation of…

    |

  • 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…

    |

  • Farewell to the Herbarium

    Part of a series of rescued and renovated posts from when Singing Science was starting out as Professor Karmadillo So this week I bid farewell to the Herbarium at the University of Cambridge where I have been working with collections of Darwins samples. No, not audio samples of Darwin providing catchy phrases in his push to enlighten…

    |