{"id":3318,"date":"2023-03-27T18:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T17:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/?page_id=3318"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:26:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T11:26:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"break\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #56B7E8; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; color: #ffffff;\">meiotic<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">of or pertaining to meiosis<\/span>, \u00a0 both a scientific process (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meiosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-daughter cell division<\/a>) as well as a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meiosis_%28figure_of_speech%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">literary device<\/a> (to belittle with witty understatement). And hey, I like science and understated witty belittlement in equal measure (..also, there&#8217;s a more famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wvnP2VwQb6E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil Taylor<\/a> to contend with).<\/p>\n<p>I frequently <a href=\"talks\/\">communicate my science<\/a> at conferences, workshops and user group meetings. Recent topics have included the UK Lakes Portal, developing apps for algal bloom detection, adapting the whisky industry to climate change, and updating 100-year-old loch bathymetry data (see below). Feel free to get in touch if you&#8217;re interested in me speaking at your event, or any of my other scientific research: &nbsp; <span style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed grey; text-decoration: none;\">talks@meiotic.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ScienceAndMaps\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pngimg.com\/uploads\/github\/github_PNG23.png\" style=\"width:170px; position:relative; right:25px;\"> <span style=\"font-size:14pt; position:relative; right:35px; top:4px;\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color='black'\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color='grey'\">@ScienceAndMaps<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghchart.rshah.org\/ScienceAndMaps\" width=\"700px\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:680px; margin-top:0px;\">\n<div style=\"float:left;\"><span style=\"color:grey; font-size:12px; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.github.com\/articles\/why-are-my-contributions-not-showing-up-on-my-profile\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration:none; color:grey;\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color='black'\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color='grey'\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn how we count contributions<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/github_key.jpg\" style=\"width:130px; position:relative; bottom:3px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<table style=\"margin-top:45px;\">\n<tr style=\"border-style : hidden!important;\">\n<td width=\"150px;\" style=\"height:60px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5727-2427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/vectors\/orcid.logo.svg\" style=\"width:100px;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5727-2427\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:12pt; text-decoration:none; color:grey\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color='black'\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color='grey'\" rel=\"noopener\">0000-0003-1663-9426<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-style : hidden!important;\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Philip-Taylor-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.researchgate.net\/hc\/article_attachments\/17825143629969\" style=\"width:150px; position:relative; right:16px;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Philip-Taylor-5\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:12pt; text-decoration:none; color:grey;\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color='black'\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color='grey'\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip-Taylor-5<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-style : hidden!important;\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=57940597500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jumdc.com\/public\/site\/images\/jumdc786\/Elsevier-scopus.png\" style=\"width:150px; position:relative; right:15px;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=57940597500\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:12pt; text-decoration:none; color:grey;\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color='black'\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color='grey'\" rel=\"noopener\">57940597500<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-style : hidden!important;\">\n<td style=\"height:38px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/E-5143-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c9\/Web_of_Science_Logo_12.2023.svg\/2560px-Web_of_Science_Logo_12.2023.svg.png\" style=\"width:130px;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/E-5143-2015\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:12pt; text-decoration:none; color:grey;\" onMouseOver=\"this.style.color='black'\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color='grey'\" rel=\"noopener\">E-5143-2015<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align:center; width:100%; max-width:640px; margin-top:60px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; \/* 16:9 *\/ padding-top: 25px; height: 0;\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%;  height: 100%;\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-q021mocJdI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScienceAndMaps\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-size=\"large\">Follow @ScienceAndMaps<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>meiotic\u00a0 \u00a0of or pertaining to meiosis, \u00a0 both a scientific process (4-daughter cell division) as well as a literary device (to belittle with witty understatement). 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