Daily Archives: 18 February 2012

Flying (non) Visit

Posted on 18 February 2012 by Richard Wintle

Just over a week ago, I had the opportunity to once again visit lovely Vancouver, Canada, a city I’ve frequently spent a day or so in for various grant-related review panels, strategy meetings, and the like. Always fly-in, fly-out, unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Elsevier Break Dance

Posted on 18 February 2012 by Stephen

Lately, it’s all been getting a bit intense. Not tetchy, as at the Scholarly Kitchen in recent days, but still pretty focused. Four of the last five posts here have all been about the arguments surrounding the Elsevier boycott and … Continue reading →

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Who says scientists aren’t creative?

Posted on 18 February 2012 by Steve Caplan

One of the things that people tends to think about scientists is that we are all machine-like robots who are technically advanced, but without an ounce (or gram) of creativeness. I’m planning in this brief blog to dispel this criticism … Continue reading →

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