Daily Archives: 6 March 2011

On human kindness, sickness and the NHS

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Sylvia McLain

It’s easy to feel cynical about the world, especially at the moment; but this week I am amazed at the acts of human kindness in this world. One of my in-laws suffered a stroke or rather a sub-arachnoidal hemorrhage late … Continue reading →

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Bone

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Henry Gee

I’ve been meaning to highlight Zygoma, a great blog by my friend Mr P. V. of Lewisham. Among other things, he offers, every Friday, a mystery object the identity of which his readers can solve over the weekend. The object … Continue reading →

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Do we want to ‘feminise’ science teaching?

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Athene Donald

This week two rather different (scholarly) articles about women/girls and science were brought to my notice. One, a study of 14 year old schoolchildren began ‘Girls are more interested in studying science if topics are presented in a female friendly … Continue reading →

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