Diving For Science – An Autumn of AESD Research Diver School

November 17, 2012 · Posted in Adventure!, Diving, Life, Work · Comment 

This year I finally landed in to the field I’ve been interested in since I was four or five – marine biology. As things like this tend to happen to me, this started from a random conversation and an impulsive decision, but turned out to be the most rewarding thing I’ve done in my adult life.

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Telltale’s The Walking Dead – Excellent Interpersonal Drama (With Zombies)

September 3, 2012 · Posted in Game Review, Gaming, Video Games · 1 Comment 

It’s not a secret that I’m a big time Telltale Games fan (although not of all of their games), so when I heard they were making a game out of The Walking Dead, I had really high hopes for the end result. To my great joy the first two episodes were simply excellent, but I had the vibe that they were building up to something rather spectacular for the third installment. Hoo boy, it’s great to be right.

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Podcast Shoutout: Savage Lovecast, Gweek, QuackCast, Slate’s The Afterword & Dr. Karl and the Naked Scientist

August 22, 2012 · Posted in Art & Entertainment, Podcasts, Science!, Tech & Gadgetry · 4 Comments 

I had been aware of podcasts for quite some time before I finally got into them about three years ago. I was under the impression that they were like amateur radio, in the unflattering sense of the phenomenon, but I was in for a surprise. Since that I’ve practically stopped listening to music when I’m commuting or otherwise on the move, and feeding my inner infovore with a bunch of interesting podcasts. I’ve been meaning to give a shout-out to my favourites for some time now, so here goes!
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