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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Charisma throughout a Convoluted Career
One of the joys of Christmas is having the time to reduce the number of unread books on one’s mental ‘to do’ list by a handful, although this is a good intention sometimes challenged by the gain of a few … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged ESPCI, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, soft matter physics
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Christmas Letters and Acronym Soup
It’s the time of year for writing those Chrismassy round robin letters – or rather it’s a week or two past it, but I am late as usual. I never write simply a single letter and copy it, but try … Continue reading
So You Don’t Know What You Want To Do Next?
You are not alone! I suspect that most PhD students are uncertain, and if they think they know, it is probably because they assume, without necessarily considering the question at any length, that they will just continue on the academic … Continue reading
Splattering Cream across Tradition
The Royal Institution is a venerable organisation: dating back to 1799, it is situated in an amazingly impressive building on Albemarle Street in London. This was the road that became the original one way street in order to cope with … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Physics, Communicating Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Friday Evening Discourse, goo, Royal Institution
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Just How Bad Is It?
It is easy to think that science is uniquely bad amongst the academic disciplines in the problems that some women may face. In the past few weeks I have visited various Universities to discuss some of the relevant issues and … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, Jenny Saul, philosophy, sexual harassment
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