Author: Benjamin Brooks
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Okay… so I’m a dreadfully bad blogger!
A short post apologising for the lack of posting on this blog…
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A Cloudy Conundrum…
What percentage of cloud condensation nuclei consist of biological elements? A facinating question but apparently nobody knows the answer…
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A rare summer find in Lyme Regis
A post following the events surrounding the recent discovery of an (as yet unidentified) Ichthyosaur fossil found in the landslip to the east of Lyme Regis in August 2011.
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Scelidosaurus harrisonii: A Reprise
Answering Simon’s question about whether the dinosaur fossil described in “Scelidosaurus harrisonii: a tale of mass death and discovery” could be re-worked, I talk a little about re-working and outline how we know this dinosaur isn’t an example of it.
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Scelidosaurus harrisonii: a tale of mass death and discovery
Looking at the not-so-famous Dorset dinosaur, Scelidosaurus harrisonii. I talk a little about what the fossils have already told us, and what they are still shedding light on… plus my minute part in the whole story.
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An honour and a pleasure… but credit belongs elsewhere.
On wednesday I was accorded a great honour by Southampton University Students’ Union by being awarded an Excellence in Volunteering Award in the category of “commitment to volunteering” for the work I have done over the past four years as a student representative. Also some thoughts on where the credit is really due.
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Observations on Teaching Observation
After spending a week at my old school undertaking teaching observation while considering going into teaching… here are my thoughts and observations.
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On popularity politics and the Students’ Union
I entered into the recent SUSU Sabbatical elections with a clear vision of how I would like to run my election campaign. It was really simple and very different from how I know the other candidates would be running their campaigns, I would run a low-key campaign driven by my policies and experience, without gimmick or palming…
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Science for Journalists 101: Cardinal Sins
My attempt at a sort of “science primer” for budding science journalists, what should you avoid like the plague if you are to do a good job? Hopefully the answer lies within!
Benjamin David Brooks 