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Name: |
Jonathan Hounsome |
| Online Handle: |
Baron_J |
| Date of Birth: |
June 1983 |
| Location: |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation: |
Student |
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| Favourite SGU Panelist: |
Rebecca Watson |
| Favorite Interviewee: |
Phil Plait |
| Favourite Scientific Topic: |
Evolution |
| Most disliked Pseudoscience: |
Astrology |
| Most disliked true-believer: |
Tom Cruise |
| Best SGU quote: |
Anything Perry ever said involving monkeys, birds, and beak-flipping. |
| Favourite Blog: |
NeuroLogica |
| Favourite Food(s): |
Steak |
| Favourite Book(s): |
Anything by Dawkins, Gould and Sagan |
| Favourite Movie(s): |
Shaun of the Dead; Hot Fuzz; The Fly; Back To The Future Trilogy |
| Favourite TV Show(s): |
Brasseye; Peep Show; South Park; 24 |
| Favourite Music: |
Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Classic Rock |
| Drink/Smoke: |
Drink - Yes; Smoke - No |
| Other Podcasts you Listen to: |
Astronomy Cast; SciAm |
| Dumbest Thing you've ever heard: |
I once fell into a sewer drain... I am lucky to be alive.
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| What would you like to accomplish before you die: |
Win the world breakdance championship. |
| About me: |
I'm a PhD student at the University of Glasgow studying the outer membrane proteomics of the bacterium Mannhaemia haemolytica, the causative agent of shipping fever in cattle and sheep.
I'm originally from London but much prefer living in Scotland. I got my first degree in Microbiology and Infection from the University of Edinburgh, and moved across to Glasgow in September 2007.
In my spare time I take capoeira and breakdance classes and I'm also a member of the univeristy mountaineering club.
I have a lot to thank the rogues at the SGU for. I discovered their podcast at a pivotal point in my career and it cemented my love and appreciation of all things science. I never realised I was a true skeptic until I listened to the show.
Rebecca, if you're ever in Scotland and need a guide/drinking partner, my services are very much available to you. |
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