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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Chinese Whispers, Truth and the Media
A couple of years ago, when I won the L’Oreal/UNESCO For Women in Science prize for Europe, L’Oreal asked me to prepare various bits of material for press releases and other publicity. Their initial brief press release mentioned both that … Continue reading
Posted in accuracy, Alzheimer's Disease, Communicating Science, journalism, L'Oreal For Women in Science, the Guardian, the Observer, Women in science
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Money and the perversion of science
Having just returned the grant review session at the NIH I thought that this would be a particularly good time to bring up something that has been bothering me for a number of years. It’s quite sad, but I’ve slowly … Continue reading
Rising
… is the title of a terrific album by 1970s beat combo Ritchie Blackmore and his Rhythm Rainbows. But I digress. The title of this post is a perhaps witty allusion to the properties of sap at this time of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Norfolk!, bunnies, canis croxorum, Cromer, Domesticrox, erections, ritchie blackmore's rainbow, Silliness, Writing & Reading
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Ignobel behaviour
Without further comment.
Germ warfare and sibling rivalry
A few years ago, I witnessed an interaction between two of my nephews that resulted in a moment of pure blinding insight into my own childhood. We were staying at Mr E Man’s sister’s place over Christmas, as were his … Continue reading
You may not be interested in this but this is interested in you
I was banging on last week about how scientists should use words rather than guns during public engagement. Words are safer — and often more effective. But they are not completely safe. In fact, they can sometimes be rather dangerous, … Continue reading
Posted in Libel Reform, Lobby, Parliament, Science & Politics, Sense about Science
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How to throw a pancake party
Tuesday night is not traditionally a great night for a party. Your invitees have recovered from the weekend, and who wants to go out on a school night? It is not my fault, though, that Shrove Tuesday falls midweek. Known … Continue reading
Life on a Bicycle
It is a particular joy about life for many of us in Cambridge that we don’t need to rely on a car, or indeed public transport. Cambridge is a city whose size and terrain makes cycling feasible, and whose drivers … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, freedom, green living, Life in Science
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Copy – right or wrong?
Copying is entwined with technology, and ideas about copyright have changed as technology changes. In the days of stone tablets I don’t think many people worried about copyright. The invention of pen and ink (see this lovely brief history of … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright and IP
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