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I teach physiology and other science, research cell physiology, do science writing and communication stuff and grumble. A lot. Like here.-
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Author Archives: Austin
Slight return
I wrote this somewhere else, and it got sufficiently long that I thought it might as well go here, since the blog is still here. Prompted by Nov 11th, of course, but by other things too. ————————————————————————————————— Nov 11th 2020 … Continue reading
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More about Everest pioneer Griff Pugh
I’ve got a piece out today over at The Conversation about Griffith Pugh, who I mentioned a couple of days ago. I won’t post it here in full, I think. There weren’t enough edits to make it worth posting a … Continue reading
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Two more days to vote for the unsung hero of Everest
A couple of days ago the June e-Newsletter from the Physiological Society dropped into my inbox. Among other stuff it contained this: ———————————————————————————- Biography of exercise physiology pioneer in the running for British Sports Book Prize Griffith Pugh … Continue reading
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Yes, chess. Look away now.
In which I revisit my youth as a chess-playing dweeb. Sort of. Contrary to an earlier threat, I haven’t posted much here about my chess-playing activities over the last year and a bit. Partly this is because these days chess … Continue reading
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IUPS Part 2
Now that IUPS 2013 has concluded successfully, I thought I should add a few of my conference thoughts, other than those mentioned in the earlier post. As I am a lazy so-and-so, and I can’t muster too much thinking … Continue reading
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Too Many Tweets Make A… Historical Record?
In which we debate the historical usefulness of hashtags, especially in connection with scientific conferences like IUPS 2013. I occasionally get asked, within my University and even beyond it, to pose as some kind of social media expert. Which I’m … Continue reading
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