Can creativity be measured?

The PISA test measured creative thinking in kids. The results were interesting, but deciding how to measure something as complex as creativity was a…

Sep 12 • 

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August 2025

Science links and other things

A quick newsletter because I forgot to send it yesterday

Aug 30 • 

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Cat medicine

I talk about the Hyperfixed podcast episodes about the cat drug black market, share some office prints I made and of course give you your usual dose of…

Aug 15 • 

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The fox family in the garden

For several months earlier this year, our garden was home to a family of foxes.

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

Design for dolphins and other non-humans

I visited a sciency design exhibit and share some pictures. Plus, the usual interesting links

Jul 18 • 

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The 1970s meeting that changed biology

Plus other science things from the internet

Jul 4 • 

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June 2025

It's too hot to think, but here is some science

The heat really does hit differently in the UK, but I struggled through it to bring you a newsletter

Jun 20 • 

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Zines about '90s science problems

Making zines like it's the '90s. But it's not the '90s, because we (mostly) sorted out the ozone hole, acid rain and Y2K bug now.

Jun 6 • 

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May 2025

Scientific peanut butter

How I got obsessed with standard reference peanut butter. Also, an update on those wolves that are not dire at all, and some cool links.

May 23 • 

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Music and science

A dancing sea lion and why I haven’t written a book about music and science

May 9 • 

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April 2025

New colours, brains making music, and more

Interesting and intriguing science links

Apr 25 • 

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How to make a dire wolf

Or at least, how to understand how scientists make something sort of like a dire wolf

Apr 11 • 

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