Author: groceli

On Method and Madness: A Brief Look at Research Progression

I have not posted for a bit because I feel like I am in a hunter-gatherer phase of my research process. I thought it might be interesting to anyone reading this blog (because you are my people) to hear a little about what that has looked like lately. Part of doing science is doing research… Continue reading On Method and Madness: A Brief Look at Research Progression

Snow in the Time of Cholera

I know that my science colleagues are familiar with Dr. John Snow (1813-1858) and his impact on epidemiology and I think his name was bounced around a little during the pandemic times because of his work with disease vectors, but for those that have not heard of him, this post is all about the cholera… Continue reading Snow in the Time of Cholera

Darwin’s Delight: A Naturalist and His Octopus

I went to the Natural History Museum here in London and did a Behind the Scenes tour of what they call the Spirit Collection in the Darwin Centre, which is a place with active science labs in which they study, analyze, preserve, and store animal specimens within the museum. I found the name Spirit Collection… Continue reading Darwin’s Delight: A Naturalist and His Octopus

Watt’s in a Name?

James Watt is a name I am sure that I had heard somewhere along my academic career (I mean, he has a unit of power named after him), but he is a (justifiably) big deal around here.  There was an entire floor of the Science Museum here in London devoted to the engineering and rise… Continue reading Watt’s in a Name?

Color and Light

White.  A blank page or canvas.  So many possibilities.  – Stephen Sondheim, Sundays in the Park with George Before I got on the plane to Heathrow, I had reached out to a couple friends and said, “You know, the Northern Lights have been visible even down where we live in Eastern Washington…I wonder if I’ll… Continue reading Color and Light