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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Quantitative Skills for All
What do social scientists need to know about science and maths? What should schools and universities be doing to make sure they have the necessary skills? This was at the heart of a recent meeting at the British Academy, where … Continue reading
Posted in 1958 cohort, British Academy, education, John MacInnes, social science, statistics, Wolf Report
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One step beyond
What did I really think when I made the decision to leave the lab and pursue a career using my other skills? To be honest, I don’t really know. I don’t really remember. “It seemed a good idea at the … Continue reading
Posted in Friday afternoon, Me, new job, work
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For whom the NHL polls
From the NHL website* today: Well I don’t know about you, but I’m convinced! Looking forward to watching the Canucks-Flames game dahn the pub with Modscientist, Lavaland and Beth on Saturday… 40% of hockey pool contestants agree that it will … Continue reading
Posted in blog buddies, hockey pool, photos, screenshots, Silliness, sport
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Doing stuff with Ecological Networks
A few months ago one of my former post-docs mentioned that he had been thinking about ecological networks. One common type of network is a bipartite network, for example a plant-frugivore network, where members of one group (e.g. frugivores) may … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Research Blogging, statistics
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CATH GRUMPY
Our home internet’s down. It went down on Saturday, and came back on for a few hours on Sunday before the blessed “online” light on the modem went off again. It’s done this a few times before, and always switched … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, first world problems, personal, photos, rants, technology, whining
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Radical reform of peer review and research support, or rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic?
OR More on the proposed reforms at the CIHR, which I first blogged about last month after taking my first look at the discussion document they published. I’ve since read the document in much greater detail, and also attended an … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, career, grant wrangling, Politics, science
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Fabulous night
Tonight, at the end of an exhausting day, I have few words, but it was beautifully clear so I have taken some pictures of the night sky. And made a short film. The photographs are by no means exemplary. The … Continue reading
Is (or was) your PhD an Ordeal?
If you answered yes to the question in the title, a recent report suggests you may be a chemist, and more specifically a female chemist. A study carried out by the UKRC for the RSC about the PhD experience for … Continue reading
Posted in career intentions, macho culture, Research, RSC, Science Culture, UKRC, Women in science
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Hockey Pool, Week 25
Well, with two weeks remaining, it just got very interesting! My goalie-fu deserted me last week, and ditching Malkin after his disappointing week 24 proved to be a big mistake as his points contributed to excellent week 25 scores for … Continue reading
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Why can’t we write like other people write?
Another blog about scientific writing appeared on Friday by Adam Ruben. It contains all of the standard complaints, albeit in a humorous way, about why scientific writing is basically dull, turgid and opaque. Adam concludes that: But there’s a reason … Continue reading
Posted in nmr, NMR spectroscopy, science writing
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