For this week's episode Sarah is joined by Matthew Partridge, cartoonist and founder of ErrantScience.com.

Matthew talks about

1. His journey from biochemistry to research-adjacent cartooning
2. Why he is motivated to share the realities of life in the lab
3. Why being 'terrible at art' is no barrier to creating cartoons
4. What goes into live cartooning a 24h online chemistry poster session

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage

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Research Adjacent Directory Member of the Month: Clare Jonas, That Thinking Feeling

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Come along to meet other research-adjacent folks in person at Brooklyn Bar in Leeds on Thursday 30 April 2026 from 5.30pm. Open to anyone who feels part of this world. Facilitated by podcast host Sarah McLusky. Find out more and sign up here https://researchadjacent.circle.so/c/open-events/leeds-research-adjacent-community-networking-4058c1