Monthly Archives: October 2010

Breakfast with Evelyn Fox Keller (Science and Gender Part II)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Athene Donald

The second half of the meeting in Austria on Science and Gender gave me a very different impression, both of the topic and the situation in Austria, than I had garnered from the first 24 hours described in my previous … Continue reading →

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Discussing Science and Gender

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Athene Donald

I am currently at a meeting in a very attractive location (including snow) in Austria on Science and Gender, organised by the Österreichischen Forschungsgemeinschaft.  The meeting overall intends to discuss the topic in a very broad sense, with the participants … Continue reading →

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Too Much Interdisciplinarity? From Cliometricians to Mathematical Biologists

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Athene Donald

I have recently been reading two apparently vastly different books: In Defence of History by Richard J Evans, a Cambridge colleague, and Making Sense of Life by Evelyn Fox Keller. Despite their widely different topics and approaches, reading them in … Continue reading →

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Eureka! – the Influence of Scientists on the CSR

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Athene Donald

The Eureka reception – hosted by the Times – was buzzing last night. This reception was to celebrate the 1st birthday of the Eureka Magazine and many of those named on the 100 most influential people in science a couple … Continue reading →

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Learning on the Job

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Athene Donald

Cycling is one of the many life-skills beyond the curriculum that freshers need to learn rapidly upon arrival in Cambridge. However much they may have cycled previously around their homes, there is something peculiar about Cambridge cycling. Whether it is … Continue reading →

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