Cromercrox
is an author who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets. He enjoys writing, playing rock organ, beachcombing, supporting Norwich City FC, and falling asleep. By day he is a Senior Editor of a well-known weekly professional science journal beginning with N, whose parent organisation wishes it to be known that none of the views expressed on this blog are theirs, because they don't know where they've been.Twitstorm
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- Laurence Cox on Null Hypothesis
- Athene Donald on Null Hypothesis
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GOOFTUG Roll Of Honour
Herewith Shall Be Emplaced the Roll of Honour in which Participants in this Blog are Judged to have made a Contribution that Transcends the Mere Ordinariness of the Merely Ordinary, and, Stepping Forward, receive the Order of the Unicycling Girrafe, and, this having been attained, shall join, in Perpetuity, Eternally and Forever, Whichever Lasts Longest, the Grand Order of the Unicycling Girrafe, and Shall Henceforth be Entitled to Style Themselves as GOOFTUG, Notwithstanding Inasmuch as Which, [Ahem, Clears Throat] ... er ... where was I?
* Dr H. E. of Toulouse, for an elegant caption entry in a Foreign Language.
* Dr R. W. of Toronto, for Much Silliness.
* Dr C. E. of Vancouver, ditto.
* Dr R. J. O'H of Frankfurt, for more of the same.
* Dr A. C. of Santiago de Chile, our Latin America Correspondent.
* Professor T. of North Wales.
* Dr R. P. G. of Rotherhithe, because he said he'd kill me if he wasn't included.Spear Carriers, Choristers, Defiant Guinea-Pigs, Noises Off by Members of the Cast.
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The views and opinions expressed on this blog and in the comments do not necessarily reflect those of the Nature Publishing Group.Norfolk
... is a long way away from anywhere, and if I were you, I shouldn't start from here. By the time you get to the outskirts of Cromer, any distinctions between science, beachcombing, social commentary, writing and animal husbandry have started to blur. When the process is complete, you know you've arrived at the End Of The Pier Show. So, welcome. Find somewhere to park your unicycle. Pull up agirrafechair. Make yourself comfortable.-
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Category Archives: Research
T*ts
There’s nothing like a picture of a comely young woman in her underwear to perk up one’s sagging spirits of an evening, but when I was alerted to the following story on the FB page of my friend Ms L. … Continue reading
STEM
Over the years I’ve enthused in public about science, to various audiences. I have given seminars to graduate students and faculty about being an editor at Your Favourite Etc., and if you don’t believe me here’s the evidence. Notwithstanding inasmuch … Continue reading
Nonself
My journey of self rediscovery with mirtazapine, as dissected below, was not to last. Although I had the side-effects of this potent tricyclic – drowsiness, dizziness, very loud dreams – I was experiencing none of the benefits. Unfortunately, one of … Continue reading
Self
It has been noted in these annals that I haven’t felt quite myself recently. However, last night, after having endured several days that I wouldn’t recommend to anyone, not even as an adventure holiday, I flipped 30mg of mirtazapine, took … Continue reading
Excerpticus In Excelsis
Being another Excerpt in the Ongoing Spectacle that is The Beowulf Effect: Fossils, Evolution and the Human Condition, a book currently being written for the University of Chicago Press and is now more than a month overdue. But I am … Continue reading
Excerptation
Being yet another excerpt from the ongoing project that is The Beowulf Effect: Fossils, Evolution and the Human Condition. This part concerns the evolution of bipedality. Why, precisely, did humans get up on their hind legs and walk? I think … Continue reading
Decisions
Quite a lot has happened in the Maison des Girrafes during 2011. Crox Minima started at high school, making her Dad proud, and Crox Minor was Bat-Mitzvah, bringing tears of joy to the eye of this atheist (Jewish Section); The … Continue reading
Support Student Volunteering Week 2012!
Volunteering is a big part of the student experience. When I was an undergraduate at Leeds University in the early 1980s I was part of a project that read texts and coursework onto tape for blind students. After a short … Continue reading
Helsinki
As you both know by now, part of my job is to travel around the place, talking to anyone who will listen about Your Favourite Professional Science Magazine Beginning With N, demystifying the process of science publication, and showing that … Continue reading
Another Excerpt
Since posting an excerpt of my third fifth forthcoming tome The Beowulf Effect: Fossils, Evolution and the Human Condition I have been deluged by a Dr I. B. of Tennessee, notwithstanding inasmuch as which Dr J. G. of Sussex, and no … Continue reading
