List: "You're not a scientist, maybe a DJ..." | Curated by Mark Burgess

Mar 30, 2024
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"You're not a scientist, maybe a DJ..."A project to record some biographical tales from tadpole to scientist to tech entrepreneur - people I've met, things I did, adventures I had... PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING: this contains stories of an entirely personal nature!
Introduction
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Prologue: “You’re Not a Scientist, Maybe a DJ..”Introit
Apr 23, 2022
Apr 23, 2022
Part one - Wirral, where it all began
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From the beginningI’m not a celebrity, I’ve never robbed a bank, never received a Nobel prize — and I never signed up to the vanity queue for climbing…
Apr 23, 2022
Apr 23, 2022
Part 2, primary school days...
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2. The Eye of HarmonyTadpole days before it all got serious…
Apr 24, 2022
Apr 24, 2022
Part 3, secondary school and science...
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3. A Runaway Universe!How science came to be on the agenda
Apr 26, 2022
Apr 26, 2022
Part four, going deeper to set yourself free...
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4. Escape From The Cavern!Freedom is going deeper
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
Part five, high school years
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5. From middling to major sixth16–18 in a flash
Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
Part six, university years
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6. Taking Goals to NewcastleThe Runaway University
May 1, 2022
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May 1, 2022
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Part seven, how I got into computing
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7. Dial "C" for ComputingHow I got into computing
May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022
Part eight, finals and PhD
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8. It’s a knockoutStudent sans frontiers
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
Part nine, mountains and emigrating to Norway
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9. Legging it to NorwayWind and wuthering
May 7, 2022
May 7, 2022
Part ten, as a physics post doc...
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10. Stable Configurations and Big PhysicsA Phase Transition In The Works
May 8, 2022
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May 8, 2022
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Part eleven, moving to computer science...
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11. Leaving physics/computing for computing/physicsAn unexpected turn
May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022
Part twelve, settling into the new role
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12. Seeking new audiencesTravelling and becoming a computer scientist
May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022
Part thirteen, teaching years
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13. Automating teachingHow the web became a detachable buoyancy device
May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022
Part Fourteen, How I predicted the future a little bit
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14. Stranger Than FictionFrom monographs to novels
May 20, 2022
May 20, 2022
Part fifteen, work life unbalanced
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15. Sugar and Spice, Day and NightGetting more personal
Jun 3, 2022
Jun 3, 2022
Part Sixteen, progress in computer research...
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16. Graphs, networking, and voluntary cooperationResearch travails becoming promising
Jun 11, 2022
Jun 11, 2022
Part Seventeen, soon coming of age...
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17. Promise TheoryGive and take in the world of agents
Jun 28, 2022
Jun 28, 2022
Part eighteen, dark days
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18. A Blind alleyDarker times afoot
Jul 10, 2022
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Jul 10, 2022
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Nineteen, ne-ne-ne nineteen
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19. Ticket To Ride the CFEngineAll abroad!
Jul 25, 2022
Jul 25, 2022