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The Last Exam (1137 views)
Well, today saw my last ever sit-down exam of my honours degree course. Just an assignment to hand in and my honours project to finish. It's a strangely calm feeling, and certainly a time of reflectio
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3/28/2013
Tags: last exam edinburgh castle honours project
Gamification Magic (1137 views)
I thought I'd share this, as it's a fascinating area at the moment.For a recent coursework, I looked at the application of gamification in the context of real world problem solving. One of which, 'Fol
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2/15/2013
Tags: gamification crowd-sourcing foldit mpmv
Final Semester (1109 views)
Monday morning is the start of fourth year, final semester.
I must admit that, despite looking forward to getting back to work, the impending graduation leaves me feeling both excited and sad. I've h
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1/12/2013
Tags: graduation new year 2013
Where we're going, we don't need roads. (1258 views)
Home PCs, Teflon, GPS, iPhones, MP3, quantum computing, synthetic biology...science has certainly irrevocably changed the way we work and play...and cook breakfast. According to recent news, Dr. Emmet
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1/4/2013
Tags: personal air vehicles roads future technology New Scientist
Richard Dawkins & Ricky Gervais (1092 views)
Wow, two of my favourite people in front of the same camera. I only wish i were capable of articulating my thoughts as clearly and concisely as Richard and Ricky. Life is wonderous, beautiful and full
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1/3/2013
Tags: richard dawkins ricky gervais religion atheist