Daily Archives: 22 January 2011

Peer review here we go again

Posted on 22 January 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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Peer-review here we go again …

Posted on 22 January 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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The Importance of Being Confident

Posted on 22 January 2011 by Stephen

The government is worried about the economy and rightly so. It’s in a bit of a state. When Value Added Tax was raised by 2.5% to 20% at the turn of the year, there were nervous glances to see what … Continue reading →

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