Daily Archives: 16 November 2011

In which signaling takes the cake [9]

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Jennifer Rohn

Champagne in plastic cups after a successful PhD viva is still a classic, but you don’t often see labmates getting together to recreate one of your prettiest thesis figures in cake format. Congratulations, James!

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Ban It

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Henry Gee

The British Medical Association has called for a ban on people smoking in cars. Not other peoples’ cars – their own cars. Now, I don’t know about you, but I think it’s an outrageous idea. What business do doctors have … Continue reading →

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Seminars that Bomb

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Athene Donald

It’s a strange thing how giving essentially the same talk at different venues/to different audiences can lead to such variable responses. The reasons for this are many and complex, and not always under one’s control; sometimes it is far from … Continue reading →

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Weight, watt?

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From an automatic pre-send spell check of an email I sent today, asking a PI for guidance on some subfield-specific terminology: Apparently they're are too equivalent forms, butt won is preferable two the other Very helpful. In other news, I … Continue reading →

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