My name is Rachel, and I am an idiot. I have come to accept this particular fact about myself after years of intensive therapy and a number of beatings. I now hope that by relieving myself of the burden of my misadventures others may learn from my mistakes, or at least benefit from a hearty chuckle over them. This is why I have decided to documents my past, and present, shenanigans to you, you gorgeous thing.

Prompted by a press release from no less than NASA astrobiologist David Morrison I thought it only pertinent to add my two cents about the impending apocalypse.

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A textile taxonomy of mathematical plant forms. Exhibit in Taypark House, Dundee. On Friday we installed a large chunk of Botanica Mathematica in Taypark House, Perth Road, Dundee for the Dundee Science Festival. Details and links in the side bar. Do go and see it and let us know what you think. Last week I got chatting to Étienne Ghys.