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When he's not the web developer for AoB Blog, Alun Salt researches something that could be mistaken for the archaeology of science. His current research is about whether there's such a thing as scientific heritage and if there is how would you recognise it?

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Robin Ince – The Importance of Being Interested (at Ludlow)

Posted on May 21st, 2013 by Alun Salt

Robin Ince turned up at Ludlow on Friday as part of his tour The Importance of Being Interested. Ludlow, by and large, did not. It was Ludlow’s loss because they missed an entertaining evening. If you’re not sure who he is, Robin Ince is the sane voice on the Infinite Monkey Cage, the BBC’s science/comedy [...]

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Will Martian cuisine have a terrifying surprise?

Posted on May 18th, 2013 by Alun Salt

Mars One has launched a project to put humans on Mars by cutting out one of the biggest costs of the mission. Putting a human into space is easy. A lot of expense is cut out if you don’t plan to bring them back alive. The target first launch is 2016. It’s highly ambitious and [...]

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What a Plant Knows by Daniel Chamovitz

Posted on May 18th, 2013 by Alun Salt

If you’re looking to show doubters that plants are fascinating then a good starting point is Daniel Chamovitz‘s What a Plant Knows. I was a bit wary of the book at the title made it sound a bit twee. In fact the book is an accessible and extensive exploration of how plants react to their [...]

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Welcome to Fascination of Plants Day on AoB Blog

Posted on May 18th, 2013 by Alun Salt

Today is Fascination of Plants Day. To celebrate we’ll have a few posts out today. At midday we have a review of What a Plant Knows by Daniel Chamovitz, a book that shows how fascinating plants can be. At 17:00 there’s news of why the people applying for the Mars One reality programme had better [...]