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iStethoscope Pro featured in the Independent
My little stethoscope app continues to have a life of its own. On Monday the story of its creation was the topic of an article in the Independent Newspaper. As you might expect, the story has generated yet another flurry of interest from media, medical professionals, and app developers alike.…
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PhD Application Handbook to the rescue!
I receive less mail about The PhD Application Handbook but today I had perhaps the nicest feedback so far.
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iStethoscope makes the news
As my latest application iLoop finally hits those virtual shelves, iStethoscope Pro continues to gather momentum. Last Friday I was invited to attend a cardiologists' meeting in order to help them understand the benefits of iPhones and iPod Touches. (They had all been given iPod Touches as a freebie for…
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iLoop
I recently created another iphone application: iLoop. This is a multi-track loop generator for programs such as Garageband. It's intended to be a fun musical app that allows users to record short loops of real audio, edit and overlay them, and build new sounds or music. Users of iLoop should read…
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October RI cafe scientifique
On Monday I hosted this month's Royal Institution Cafe Scientifique as usual. This month we had controversial Fern Elsdon-Baker talking about her book: "The Selfish Genius" which criticises the style and approach of Richard Dawkins in his presentation of evolution. Having worked with Richard I did my best to keep…
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Apple promotional video
Yesterday I was filmed for a promotional video for Apple Education to represent the EMEIA region, as all of their existing material is focused on American universities. They wanted to feature four aspects of UCL - leader, academic, IT administrator and student, and illustrate how apple products are used…
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Why Sh*t Happens is finalist in the 2010 SB&F Prize
Some nice news from USA. Apparently my book Why Sh*t Happens (which is known as The Undercover Scientist in most other countries) is a finalist in the 2010 SB&F Prize Young Adult Science Book category from AAAS. SB&F is the Science Books & Films review journal designed for educators and…
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