Daily Archives: 28 January 2012

Making the grade?

Posted on 28 January 2012 by Austin

Note:  Now with added game: scroll down As the three chess-playing readers of this blog will know, club chess players who play regularly in club leagues end up with what in English chess is commonly called a ‘grade’ or ‘grading’, … Continue reading →

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On ghostwriting

Posted on 28 January 2012 by rpg

A long time ago, when the world was young, I did a research project towards my Biochemistry Part II exam. Three months in a lab, learning how to do cell culture, how not to kill myself with iodine-125, and making … Continue reading →

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A New Angle of View, Part II

Posted on 28 January 2012 by Richard Wintle

Yes, I’m at it again. Hot on the heels of my acquisition, via the twenty-first-century e-commerce miracle that is Ebay, of a medium format film camera from 1937, I’ve spent another ten dollars (plus rather more for shipping) on another … Continue reading →

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Why I chose to decline an invitation to review by Elsevier

Posted on 28 January 2012 by Stephen

All relationships suffer tensions from time to time, especially those based on love-hate. Scientists have a complex relationship with their publishers — they love to get published in high-impact journals (most of which are run by major publishing companies) but … Continue reading →

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Hello to the Grauniad

Posted on 28 January 2012 by rpg

If you’ve stumbled across our humble site from the Guardian, please stop a while to say hello, and share in a round of virtual beer, or coffee, or whatever takes your fancy.

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