Monthly Archives: January 2011

Peer review – a bad example

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Sylvia McLain

Cameron Neylon has published one of 2 posts defending his opinion of peer-review – standing by the quote ‘it makes more sense in fact to publish everything and filter after the fact’ though he admits this is somewhat of an … Continue reading →

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Peer review here we go again

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Sylvia McLain

Once again the peer-review vs. science online debate appears! In an article by Peer review: Trial by Twitter – Apoorva Mandavilli talks about a lot of things but it mentions that science is getting ‘torn apart’ in the online media… … Continue reading →

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Gun Laws and banker’s bonuses

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Sylvia McLain

Two issues which have dominated this week’s news; both are damn near impossible to legislate, no matter what the public desire. First the guns: In case for some amazing reason you missed it – Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford has been … Continue reading →

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Science Funding cuts are political not a reflection of elitist science

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Sylvia McLain

In the US and the UK governments are making or threatening science education and funding cuts, is that partly the fault of scientists being ‘elitist’ ? Today is the first day of the new Republican Majority Congress in the US … Continue reading →

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