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I'm giving a talk at the Craven Museum and Art Gallery on the 27th March!2012-03-14T18:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2012/03/14/a-physical-tragedy-in-a-digital-world/2012-04-10T00:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/09/11/torosaurus-genus-to-be-reclassified-triceratops-retrospective-post/2012-03-02T17:59:07+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2012/02/13/on-cataloguing-my-first-museum-collection/2012-02-16T17:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2012/02/12/okay-so-im-a-dreadfully-bad-blogger/2012-02-12T17:51:51+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/11/07/a-cloudy-conundrum/2011-11-07T22:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/09/07/a-rare-summer-find-in-lyme-regis/2011-09-07T02:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/about/2011-08-19T19:43:19+00:00weekly0.6https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/08/17/scelidosaurus-harrisonii-a-reprise/2012-05-26T22:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/07/31/scelidosaurus-harrisonii-a-tale-of-mass-death-and-discovery/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/scelidosaurus-vert-2-lights-pic15.jpgScelidosaurus VertebraMy Scelidosaurus Vertebra photographed for posterity before donation to Paddy Howe2012-01-13T09:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/12/22/science-for-journalists-101-cardinal-sins/2011-06-27T17:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/06/24/southampton-social-media-surgery-02072011/2011-06-27T15:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/06/06/blogging-is-powerful-via-just-enjoy-him/2011-06-17T14:49:08+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/08/28/nhm-volunteering/2011-06-17T14:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/08/21/some-thoughts-on-scienceblogging-org/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/graphic1.pngScienceBlogging Logo2011-06-17T14:47:18+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/09/18/convergent-mososaurichthyosaur-evolution-retrospective-post/2011-06-17T14:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/05/06/an-honour-and-a-pleasure-but-credit-belongs-elsewhere/2011-05-06T23:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/04/09/observations-on-observation/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/panorama-cropped.jpgPanorama - Cropped>30m Diameter blowout in the Psammosere Succession in Studland Bay.2011-04-09T16:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2011/02/28/on-popularity-politics-and-the-students-union/2011-03-01T01:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/12/21/obligatory_christmas_post/2010-12-21T20:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/12/20/re-blogging-active-passive-poppycock-via-speech-and-science/2010-12-20T02:08:28+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/12/10/on-what-museums-are-doing-wrong/2010-12-11T19:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/11/21/yellow-bird-soars-again/2010-11-21T19:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/11/20/the-fossil-record/2010-11-20T17:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/11/06/of-politics-and-speciesism/2010-11-07T15:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/09/21/science-is-vital-a-letter-to-my-mp/2010-09-27T01:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/09/17/of-biases/2010-09-17T00:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/02/10/my-msci-research-project-macroecological-changes-in-offshore-shelf-seas/2010-09-16T21:16:12+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/09/11/three-eyed-triops-cancriformis-colonies-in-scotland-retrospective-post/2010-09-11T21:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/09/08/vince-cable-respectfully-youre-wrong/2010-09-08T21:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/09/07/on-the-browne-review-leaks/2010-09-07T22:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/08/19/on-student-bloggery/2010-08-22T17:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/08/16/can-we-have-a-meta-blog-network-please/2010-09-12T19:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/08/16/lyme-regis-palaeontology-2/2010-08-16T15:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/07/13/dawkinsian-atheism/2010-07-25T01:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/07/09/lyme-regis-urban-palaeontology/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/graphic1.jpgGraphic1(a) Location situation photograph. (b) Scleractinian Coral shown in near horizontal cross section. (c) Nested bivalve valves - one smaller inside larger, with minor post-depositional veining. (d) Scleractinian corals seen in less obvious and diagnostic cross section.https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1000782.jpgStromatoporids in Bench SeatStromatoporids in a Bench Seat on the water treatment works, compass clino for scale is 18 cm x 6.5 cm2010-07-09T16:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/06/the-election-from-a-students-union/2010-06-02T12:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/06/01/that-geological-documentary/2010-06-01T13:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/20/early-morning-geologising/2010-05-31T17:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/25/urban-geology-wait-wha/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/am04_ooids_xpl.jpgOoids in cross-polarised lightOoids in cross-polarised light, no scale I'm afraid, typical round ooid such as the one on the right may be ~0.2 to 0.5mm across. You might also be able to see the laminar structure of the ooid if you click through to the larger image.2010-05-31T17:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/31/uber-news-for-bloggers/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2dotsfailpage.pngTwo-Dots "internet explorer hates you!"The "Your browser hates you" page from the Two-Dots comic.2010-05-31T17:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/30/the-big-marking-experiment/2010-05-30T19:56:35+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/12/17/50-of-britains-do-not-belive-the-science-of-agw/2010-06-17T09:40:52+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/15/students-unions-breed-the-futures-mps/2010-05-15T22:03:33+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/12/the-end-of-the-beginning/2010-05-11T23:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/10/is-this-cleggs-dagger-which-i-see-before-me/2010-05-10T23:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/09/generational-ping-pong-and-the-political-fallout/2010-05-20T12:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/05/06/on-the-evas-and-a-year-of-volunteering/2013-07-07T22:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/10/18/hello-world/2010-05-06T00:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/11/28/a-very-british-thanksgiving/2010-05-06T00:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/12/20/london-a-cultural-capital-or-the-loneliest-place-on-earth/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/geolsoc-xmas-091.pngBen Brooks Christmas 20092010-05-06T00:02:23+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/02/07/the-challenge-from-me/2010-05-06T00:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/02/24/popping-in-from-the-web-wilderness/2010-05-06T00:01:50+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/03/10/scientific-consensus-reached-on-end-mesozoic-mass-extinction/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/graphic2.jpgGoogle Scholar Scientific Integrity FAIL!!!When searching for articles for this post, AnswersinGenesis came up as the "Best" link according to Google Scholar! - yes that load of creationist crackpots who reckon the earth to be ~6000 years old.2010-05-06T00:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/04/18/political-avoidance-strategies/2010-05-06T00:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/04/09/of-voting-and-politics/2010-05-11T10:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/04/04/if-you-wont-trust-a-scientist-on-a-scientific-issue/2010-04-04T19:23:10+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/01/26/living-in-the-40s-and-a-challenge-to-you/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/techpic.jpgMy Technologyjust some... well most... of my technological posessions.2010-01-26T03:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2010/01/08/una-septimana-horribilis/2010-01-08T22:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/12/22/jediism-a-religion-should-be/2009-12-23T22:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/12/12/it-was-the-longest-time-and-the-shortest-time-it-was-deep-time/2009-12-12T16:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/11/29/a-public-message-of-support-for-southampton-university-chaplaincy/2009-12-04T21:31:49+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/11/13/big-bangs-and-catastrophism-on-tenerife/https://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/rachael-garnett-tenerife-las-canadas.jpgLas Cañadas 'Caldera' - Photo Courtesy of Rachel GarnettCaldera wall & rim, Montaña Blanca and A'a Lava flows (brown tongues) can all be seen in this image, as well as the 2ka Fissure Eruption fissure - trending to top right.2009-12-11T09:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/11/23/hip-hip-huzzah-for-science-education/2009-11-26T21:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/11/16/complex-career-conundrums/2009-11-16T03:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.uk/2009/10/18/last-chance-to-see/2009-10-18T22:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://benjamindbrooks.co.ukdaily1.02025-12-25T00:09:12+00:00