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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Nodes and Links
This week I was invited to talk at the annual conference organised by Postdocs at the Institute of Cancer Research; the Conference’s theme was Networking and I was asked to talk about how networking has influenced your career and any … Continue reading
Posted in advice, mentoring, networking, Science Culture
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One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich–no, no, in my life
For the record, I had actually planned this blog for some time, but for one reason or another, never got around to writing and posting it. With the furor over scientists’ approach to work in the lab still fresh from … Continue reading
Posted in fellowship, grant, group leader, PI, post-doc, principal investigator, Research, science, scientist, student, training
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National Public Lands Day in a Drought City
2011 has been a year of exceptional heat and drought throughout most of the state of Texas, and 2012 isn’t looking much better. Although the city of San Antonio obtains water from the artesian Edwards Aquifer, this is a limited … Continue reading
Posted in cities, drought, mulch, National Public Lands Day, rain garden, sustainability, urban infrastructure, urban landscape, volunteer, xeriscaping
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In which I question the 24/7 lab mentality
Is there a strong correlation between the number of hours you are physically present in a lab and the pace and success of your project? The furore over Nature’s 24/7 lab feature, published a few weeks ago, is still sending … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Nostalgia, Scientific thinking, The profession of science
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And the winner is …
The Max Perutz essay prize is in its 14th year and is a major landmark on the science writing landscape. To enter the competition MRC-funded PhD students are invited to write an essay: in no more than 800 words, to … Continue reading
I predict a riot
I’ve just been checking the OT stats and I think the killer post to end all posts would be a massively cooperative film, made by working mothers, about animated dinosaurs. That is all.
Posted in chickens for Henry, goats, hit bait, Nonsense, open access penguins, porn, sex
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SOP: Sadly Opaque Protocol
Heard in a recent(ish) meeting to define a tumour xenografting SOP to be used by three different labs: PI 1 (Xenografting Expert): “The first thing you need to do when you get a new tumour is to determine if it’s … Continue reading
Posted in communication, science, Silliness
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Why Should She Do it All?
My recent article in the THE about cultural expectations being imposed on young girls (which also appeared as a post here) got a mixed reception in the online comments. Several seemed to have failed to grasp the central point that … Continue reading
Posted in Allison Pearson, children, Equality, maternity leave, Ottoline Leyser, Science Culture, Women in science
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I’m a Scientist – making the film
Today sees the release of my new film: I’m a Scientist. It’s about scientists. Please take a look either here, or on the web-site that I have created specially for it*.
Posted in communication, Film, Fun, science, Science & Media, Scientific Life, scientists
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