Professor Sir Michael Marmot, our Head of Faculty in Public Health, will be interviewed by Kirsty Young on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs this Sunday. Sir Michael is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London and has spent his career investigating the key factors in leading a long and healthy life,…
As the Angostura bitters shortage of 2009 fades into distant memory, hopefully never to be repeated, in celebration of my last Friday at F1000 we’d like to know your favourite cocktail recipe. Here’s a couple of F1000 office favourites from Ian and myself to get you going: Richard’s perfect margarita For one generous, or two…
Daniel Mullendore is a student of plant biology at Washington State University. While flowering plants are undoubtedly macroscopically pretty, Daniel likes to look beyond the foliage and the flowers to the beauty that most people never, ever see. Fortunately, he shares this wonder and beauty with us through his micrographs of plant tissue, dyed to…
We’re a little bit rushed this gorgeously sunny Friday afternoon at F1000 HQ in London. We’re releasing our rankings to the world in beta form on Monday, and are still ironing out a few wrinkles. But with a bit of pixie dust and a following wind, it’s all going to be good. I have just…
Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. Diana Eastman wears her bones on her back: Now that’s what I call an anatomical model. It’s done with body paint I believe, and is not a tattoo. But if you want the hardcore tattoo anatomy, be sure to check out Street Anatomy. Be sure to check…
For Darwin fans (and, seriously, who isn’t?), here’s British poet, and Darwin’s great-great-granddaughter, Ruth Padel’s recasting of the the great man’s thoughts on whether to marry in verse: THE BALANCE SHEET Against ‘Freedom to go where I please. Conversation of clever men at clubs. Choice of society: and little of it… No one to interfere…
I recently finished reading ‘Dark Star Safari’ by Paul Theroux, in which he relates the story of his travels through Africa. One quote particularly sticks out in my mind – upon the author making vague enquiries as to why there are certain African social problems, one chipper fellow answers in a north African accent, “too…
After a week looking at retractions and getting thoroughly depressed, let’s lighten the mood a bit. I received (as a joke, I should add) someone’s bio in haiku form–my own fault, I asked for “a brief CV”–last week: I sit on my butt Hiding from controversy Dispensing wisdom Yeah, he’s in admin now. Can you…
Apparently the Periodic Table of Rockin’ has been around since 1987, which must be before some of you were born. How come I’ve never seen it before? Be sure to click round and read the comments on each one. Number (it goes up to) 11, for example, is Iron Maiden: My friend, if you claim…
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is no laughing matter–unless you’re an indomitable Gaul, that is. In the ever-popular Asterix the Gaul comic books, Asterix, his companions dish out magic potion-powered pugilism to various bad guys–Romans, Vikings, pirates and even extraterrestrials. If you’re anything like me, you might have wondered what happens to these victims. Wonder no…
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