Its been a busy month. I went to Istanbul on the 24th to give a talk on the media to a group of grid scientists. It was a challenge giving a talk to a roomful of people who were tapping away at their laptops. This, apparently, is what grid scientists do at their meetings. They multi-task by answering emails, browsing the web and listening to presentations. It will probably catch on, so watch out.
Then it was off to the International Astronautical Congress, a wonderful affair in Glasgow this year. From which I filed a piece about the latest developments in the privatisation of space travel.
Saint Anselmo's Fire. Some more steps towards the commercialisation of space travel. Oct 2nd 2008
Related to this I also sent in a green.view about the environmentally critical new bit of space hardware, the Orbiting Climate Observatory.
A is for earth. The world will soon know more about carbon dioxide. Oct 6th 2008 Web only
After this I headed up to visit a company called Oxford Nanopore, which is working on a new way of sequencing DNA. About which, more soon.
Other recent articles:
Green.view The greening of gardening. Horticulture will change as the climate does. Sep 22nd 2008 Web only
Green.view Win-win. Save the world and become a millionaire. Sep 8th 2008 Web only
Hardygrades. One small step for the animal kingdom. Sep 11th 2008
LEADER Economies of scales. A new way of saving fisheries shows it can work; it deserves more attention. Sep 18th 2008
A rising tide. Scientists find proof that privatising fishing stocks can avert a disaster. Sep 18th 2008