Monthly Archives: January 2012

Adolescent games, now and then [2]

Posted on 18 January 2012 by Steve Caplan

Although I am on target in dealing with my pressure at work, I did want to post a short and silly/funny blog. I can’t help admiring how adolescents today have such a wide variety of electronic gadgets at their disposal–especially … Continue reading →

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Excerptation

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Henry Gee

Being yet another excerpt from the ongoing project that is The Beowulf Effect: Fossils, Evolution and the Human Condition. This part concerns the evolution of bipedality. Why, precisely, did humans get up on their hind legs and walk? I think … Continue reading →

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iFacepalm

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

If only everyone knew how easy it can be to solve complex, deap-seated medical problems! Looks legit – it’s on Wikipedia, after all. I mean, sure, there’s a disclaimer – but they only have to put those in for legal … Continue reading →

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Morning has broken

Posted on 16 January 2012 by rpg

There’ll be more on this little project… later.

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On Versatility

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Athene Donald

I should start off by thanking CherishtheScientist  for kindly nominating me for a Versatile Blogger award (see the emblem). The Veraatile Blooger Award I hadn’t heard of these before, but I’m honoured – so many thanks. I find myself still … Continue reading →

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On writing [12]

Posted on 14 January 2012 by rpg

I’ve heard it said there’s no such thing as ‘bricklayer’s block’. The argument goes that bricklayers lay bricks, that pilots (say) fly, and that writers write. For those of us lucky enough to be paid to put one word after … Continue reading →

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Moving Molecules

Posted on 14 January 2012 by Stephen

Regular readers will know that molecules are my thing, that my scientific endeavours are devoted to revealing the intricate architecture of proteins — the molecular machines that sustain life. They will also know that I have at times struggled with the … Continue reading →

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A momentary lapse of reason—Chapter Thirteen [1]

Posted on 14 January 2012 by rpg

Chapter Twelve The Breakup Michel waited patiently for the barman to finish serving the group in front of him. He ordered his pint, and Toni’s wine. “Your other friend coming back, do you think?

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From the pedestal – take 3 [3]

Posted on 14 January 2012 by Stephen

Earlier this week I had an interesting email from Jesse Shore, President of Australian Science Communicators, about a blog post I wrote back in 2010. Jesse has kindly agreed to let me post our brief correspondence so I’ll let him … Continue reading →

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A New Angle of View

Posted on 14 January 2012 by Richard Wintle

Late in the year just past, I bought myself a present. And I used Ebay for the first time. Richard’s entered the twenty-first century, and yes, folks, that is the first horseman you see galloping over the horizon. Well, not … Continue reading →

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