James' Empty Blog

Ever since we moved to Settle 2 years ago we have been meaning to cycle to somewhere, via Dent. Last time we visited Dent by bicycle was pr...

Uncle In Law expects to see pictures of our recent visit down south. Problem is I was really in transit from the Holiday Inn Express at Mun...

Could be painful... This has been updated! Maybe not important enough for a skin graft ... yet ... but one can't help but look forwar...

The Three Peaks Cyclocross - the bizarre sport of riding an unsuitable bicycle in an unsuitable place in unsuitable conditions - was this ...

This is…..big: And impeccably sourced It’s not beyond criticism, actually – the timeline doesn’t resolve possible rapid changes in...

This was the title of a recent workshop held by the Past Earth Network (PEN) in Cambridge. PEN is one of 4 EPSRC-funded networks aimin...

One of the rules of BlueSkiesResearch is that we do not go to conferences unless our expenses are paid. Rules are made to be broken of cour...

At long last jules and I have managed to submit the written version of a talk that I have given (bits of) no fewer than four times over th...

I wasn't planning on writing anything about the Grundmann letter in Nature (paywalled of course, but you aren't missing much) as i...

Heard recently that Chris Hope eventually collected on his warming bet. Sounds like one of his protagonists had been dragging his heels, so...