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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Righting authorship wrongs [4]
I had never heard of Dalton Trumbo until today, and I daresay you haven’t heard of him either. He was a member of the “Hollywood Ten,” which was a group of writers and directors who were blacklisted after being deemed … Continue reading
Posted in Authorship, Froth
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An Identification Guide to Professors [4]
As we head for Christmas, it is worth considering the people we’ve been surrounded by for the past year. Some will have been a delight, others may have caused immense stress for a number of different reasons. So, time to … Continue reading
Posted in departmental responsibilities, dramatis personae, Science Culture, university politics
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The Real Meaning of Chanukah [15]
Yesterday was the First Night of Chanukah; today is the Solstice; so here is an old essay of mine that comes out at this time of year as regularly as the Chanukah Bush is erected in the drawing room, baubles … Continue reading
Posted in chanukah, Christmas, cretinism, gnosticism, green man, ismsismism, king herod appreciation society, manichaeanism, noctule, nystagmus, strabismus, stradivarius, syncretism, vespertilionidae
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Happy Holidays! [13]
“Thank you for your email. I am on vacation and will respond to your message as soon as possible when I return to the office on December 29th. Happy Holidays!
Posted in family, furry friends, photos
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Are We Nearly There Yet? [9]
The Equality Challenge Unit has recently published its annual survey of statistical information about staff and students in UK universities (this year there are two reports covering separately all grades of staff and students) . There is a wealth of … Continue reading
Posted in Athena Swan, ECU, Equality, gender pay gap, undergraduate population, Women in science
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Jam Yesterday [12]
On a grey day back in October I made my way along Albemarle Street to the Royal Institution for the filming of DemoJam, a lively and light-hearted program of science produced by Jonathan Sanderson and the rest of the gang … Continue reading
Posted in communication, Protein Crystallography, RI Channel, Royal Institution, science, video
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Hockey pool, week 11 [12]
HOckey HOckey HOckey, it’s the Christmas pool update! Many thanks to Santa’s little helpers Beth and Bob for hosting the week 9 and 10 updates, respectively. Now, what happened this week?
Posted in hockey pool
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Rig [36]
If you agree with me that the purpose of blogs – this one in particular, if not blogs in general – is to be gratuitously self-indulgent in public, then I trust you won’t object to what follows, which is a … Continue reading
Posted in deep purple, hammond, i will not buy this record it is scratched, korg, Music, Pink Floyd, yamaha
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They’re really not helping [13]
Getting older and more forgetful is one of those things you just have to accept. Trying to remember where you left the keys, what day your niece’s birthday is, whether you need to catch the 143 bus or the 134 … Continue reading
Posted in Journal publishing
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Nook [7]
You probably have never heard of the Nook, the proprietary e-reader from Messrs. Barnes & Noble. Well, you have now, in which case, should you find yourself in possession of such a device, you will be delirious to learn that … Continue reading
Posted in by the sea, fiction, kindle, mermaids, nook, Technicrox, Writing & Reading
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