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Southern Fried Science Articles

As one of the Senior Correspondent of the blog Southern Fried Science (currently the #1 marine science blog internationally) I've written a large selection of articles, which I've archived here:
  • Egosystem management. Or how tantrums and unprofessional behavior are hindering conservation.
  • Everything you need to know about conservation you can learn from Alien(s)
  • Beware the ghost ! The problem of conference ghosting
  • The State of the Environment Address
  • Desert island discs – the marine conservation edition
  • The sorting hat of conservation
  • ​The Game of Thrones – is this real life, or is this just fantasy…?
  • The impact of the March for Science
  • The call of the Chthulucene ?
  • Why do wizards go adventuring ? Or …. you thought that your tenure requirements were tough?!
  • R1 research universities – is a biased, flawed ranking system crippling academia?
  • Sifting the fact from the false in an internet full of fake ‘news’
  • Columbus doesn’t deserve a day ! (We should be giving credit to Cabot anyway)
  • Let’s make America think again …
  • Death by Renaissance Faire
  • Scientific literature needs discipline – an example from a killer whale life expectancy study
  • Book review: the marine mammal observer’s handbook
  • Everything you need to know about working in conservation you can learn from Game of Thrones
  • Life in the Ithilien ranger service
  • How to NOT get ahead in advertising – what many conservation NGOs are doing wrong 
  • The difference between animal welfare and animal rights 
  • Please do not hug the dangerous wildlife …! 
  • Huge win for orca advocates as #SeaWorld announces an end to circus-style shows, orca breeding and pledges more conservation
  • Call for Abstracts: First Symposium on Extra-Terrestrial Marine Conservation
  • Ramblings of an old codger academic #146: What the graduating student has to look forward to.
  • The power of coffee … a comfy sofa and a bit of a chinwag
  • Scientific Stockholm Syndrome
  • The Yellow Admirals of Academia
  • In the future all scientific research will be funded by Taco Bell …Got grants?
  • New small grants for marine conservation launched by SCB Marine
  • In an Adventure …. with Scientists ! (…or why does America hate science so much?)
  • Unhappy feet – why we need more than a day of penguin awareness 
  • Ocean Optimism and Aliens 
  • Hail hydra ! Taking a super villain approach to conservation #scicomm 
  • Wailing about whaling – the 2014 International Whaling Commission meeting 
  • Why we need ACTIVISTS not WHACKTIVISTS ! 
  • So what might Scottish independence mean for marine conservation ? 
  • The Dark Side of Academia 
  • Blackfish: the Science Behind the Movie 
  • Sifting the fact from the false in an internet full of fake ‘news’ 
  • Let’s make America think again …
  • Why scientists sometimes need to be a bit more Sith and a bit less Jedi 
  • When conservation scientists talk the talk but don’t walk the walk 
  • Time to release the Kraken ! Addressing controversial questions in marine conservation
  • Trying to debunk the aquatic ape hypothesis… or not. Or the day I tried to defend David Attenborough. 
  • Don’t diss the dolphins
  • I bet James Bond never had to put up with this … why are there so many “experts” on biological issues?
  • The decline and fall of the literature review
  • Why #DoctorWho needs a science advisor!
  • No you’re not paranoid – there is a bias against publishing marine conservation papers
  • Marine Conservation, Inspiration and a Great Big Geek
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Advice articles for graduate students
  • The place where dissertations go to die …
  • Distracted by abstracts: Tips for writing a good abstract for a scientific conference
  • Title is the new abstract
  • So you’ve been asked to review a manuscript? – Tips for the novice reviewer
  • Graduate minions vs masterminds
  • A poster to remember
  • This is the worst academic presentation in the world … tribute
  • To co-author or not to co-author?
  • The dangers of excessive self-citation
  • Mr Darcy’s Guide to Conference Etiquette – Part 2
  • Mr Darcy’s Guide to Conference Etiquette – Part 1
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