Formerly an enthusiastic and hopeful biological oceanographer who worked in the Antarctic, alternately wearing labcoats or extreme weather clothing and hard hats. Has long since swapped survival suits for dress suits and does science management for a living.
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
News from the tower of Babel
This morning, I had a news release from the US National Science Foundation in my inbox: a new ice coring record was set in Greenland this season. That is good news in itself, since it will give climate researchers a … Continue reading
It’s a control thing, dummy
I enjoyed Science Online London 2009. One topic that seemed to come up in different sessions, particularly on Friday at the wonderful FringeFrivolous, is PR. Here is a loose collection of things that I heard people said about it: it’s … Continue reading
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It’s a numbers game
A long time ago in the last century – a timid biology student – I was temping at Cargill, a big international corporation that trades in just about anything. Their offices in Hamburg were rather inconspicuous: not in one of … Continue reading
Posted in plumbers of science, science management
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What’s the difference?
I realized recently that, over the last few weeks, I got completely obsessed with hung up on the question what the difference is between physics and biology (and why the type of scientist that will pursue one vs. the other … Continue reading
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Look closer
Last weekend my son, niece, mother and I visited a nature center dedicated to otters, martens, ermines, badgers and the like. It was fantastic. One of my favourite moments was – besides seeing an ermine couple hang out in their … Continue reading
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