Richard P Grant
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Category Archives: People
More to a sinner
When people ask who were my influences, I find it difficult to give a straight answer. I cannot name a childhood hero in whose footsteps I wanted to follow, neither was there someone whose guidance or mentoring I’d particularly like … Continue reading
Posted in Ill-considered rants, People, Personal
Tagged angels, apes, grace, influences, inspirations, One Isaiah than the other, Patrick Moore
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On nominations
There’s no way to read the full article without a multi-hundred pound subscription, but I see that Research Fortnight UK has announced its nominations for the Research Fortnight award: Policy stars shortlisted for Research Fortnight award 02-11-2011 The chief executive … Continue reading
So long, Steve, and thanks…
Without further comment.
On diversity
I was in a minority last night, and not just because I was one of the few men at #talkfest, the third such event hosted by the Biochemical Society. Last night’s affair was addressing diversity in blogging. I’m not going … Continue reading
Posted in Ill-considered rants, People, Politics, Public Engagement, Science, you
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On hero worship
It’s difficult for me to say who is (or was) my greatest scientific hero. Partly, I think, because growing up I never really thought of science as a potential career (in fact, the only thing I can remember about careers … Continue reading
Posted in People
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On survival
There’s a comment on my work blog that says, essentially, “fuck people: what about the fluffy animals?”. It’s funny, but perhaps uniquely in the history of Planet Earth (if not the Universe) we as humans are in a position to … Continue reading
Posted in Nonsense, People
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On philosophy
At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind, Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning is driving you insane.” Acts 26:24, NIV Theodore Zeldin is a philosopher. As far as I can work out, this means … Continue reading
On being dull
In case you missed it, Web of Stories has just uploaded a load of videos of one of the most notorious of all Nobel Prize winners, Jim Watson. In this video (there’s also a transcript), Watson talks about The Double … Continue reading
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