Monthly Archives: October 2011

Uploads, Downloads

Posted on 15 October 2011 by Henry Gee

If I hadn’t been going to the football today with my friend Mr W. P. of Cromer, I might not have learned that my novel By The Sea is for sale to read on your iGadget from the iBooks store … Continue reading →

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Dedication? Or lack of imagination?

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Austin

Over in the comments at Athene Donald’s blog there is another of those extended discussions of UK science careers going on, prompted also by Jenny Rohn’s recent posts on fellowship schemes and the work of the Science is Vital campaign. … Continue reading →

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Losing it–a non-chemical dependency

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Steve Caplan

“My name is Steve Caplan and I have a problem…” Isn’t that what they say at alcoholics anonymous? Well, that’s what I’m told they say–you’ll have to take my word for it. Almost 3 weeks ago my office computer gurgled, … Continue reading →

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Excerpt

Posted on 12 October 2011 by Henry Gee

I have been deluged by a request from a Dr J. G. of Sussex to see some of the draft of my ongoing book, The Beowulf Effect: Fossils, Evolution and the Human Condition. I’m now well over 30,000 words in … Continue reading →

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Is this an Insoluble Problem?

Posted on 12 October 2011 by Athene Donald

Previous posts by fellow OT blogger Jenny Rohn (here and here) and me (here) about fellowship funding have sparked a lot of debate and interest. With the report that Science is Vital has just produced for David Willetts described in … Continue reading →

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The Royal Society Library [4]

Posted on 11 October 2011 by Frank Norman

Librarians love to snoop round other libraries, looking for new ideas and taking inspiration from different institutions and their collections. I must confess that sometimes I find such visits a bit tedious but I really enjoyed my latest visit. Last … Continue reading →

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Science Crossword Quiz

Posted on 11 October 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As I mentioned on Friday, while tidying my desk at work last week I found a new and miraculously untouched science puzzle from last year’s desk calendar! It’s in the form of a crossword, and after trying and failing to format … Continue reading →

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International Congress of Human Genetics – day 1 [7]

Posted on 11 October 2011 by Richard Wintle

This is where it will all happen… tomorrow. Well, day “minus one” really, since the thing doesn’t start until tomorrow. Nevertheless, I have braved the Canadian Nationalized Train Service, and am now, after a long and interesting discussion with a … Continue reading →

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Misquotation

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Henry Gee

As both of you will know by now, my next book, which I’m writing now, will be called The Beowulf Effect: Fossils, Evolution and the Human Condition. In it, I revisit some of the themes I first explored in my … Continue reading →

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Science is Vital meets David Willetts

Posted on 9 October 2011 by rpg

Cross-posted from Science is Vital. Following the publication of our report on science careers in the UK, which drew on nearly 700 responses to a call for evidence, members of the Science is Vital team met with Minister of State … Continue reading →

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