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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Country Life
The global economy is in tatters; the Eurozone teeters on the brink; much of Africa is starving; thousands are massacred in Syria; and Israel and Iran edge towards war. Meanwhile, in Norfolk…
Posted in beachcombing, big boots would have been better than crox, Blog Norfolk!, Cromer, erumpent, Silliness, thinking about thinking
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This was the weekend that was.
As Cath noted, last weekend was a holiday here in Canada. Victoria Day, the traditional time for opening up the cottage after a long winter, or launching fireworks into the air, or just generally sitting around on a patio or … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Hobbies, holiday weekend, Mosport, Photography, racing, Victoria Day
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Crabs
Last weekend the environs of North Norfolk were infested by played host to the Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster Festival. Cromer’s turn was Saturday, but I missed it as I was too busy in my shed listening to tapes … Continue reading
Posted in beachcombing, Blog Norfolk!, crab, Cromer, eldritch, erumpent, hieronymous bosch, hobbits, i remember when we once had grass, lobster, science of middle-earth, Science-fiction, sea mammal research unit, sheringham, Silliness, the beowulf effect, Writing & Reading
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In which they don’t make ‘em like they used to
One of the annoying things about getting old is resenting change. So when you’re a scientist, it doesn’t help that the lab environment is one of the most mutable places on earth. New technology emerges all the time, and our … Continue reading
Posted in Silliness, The profession of science
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Victoria Secrets
One of the things that makes you feel a long way from home when you move to a foreign country is that you have no idea when the long weekends fall. We get a pretty good deal here in British … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, English language, fun with language, grant wrangling, personal, Silliness
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Petitioning the President on Open Access
It has been quite a year so far for open access. And the momentum is still building. First came the Elsevier Boycott, triggered by an angry reaction to the publisher’s support for the US Research Works Act, which would have … Continue reading
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The most important biomedical-science technology advance–do we have a consensus?
I’ve blogged in the past about the changing nature of the life-sciences, and about how today’s graduate students need to be “jacks of all trades.” As I’ve noted, in the past, graduate students were required to use fewer experimental systems, … Continue reading
Posted in advances, graduate students, progress, Research, science, techniques, technology
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Swimming lesson
Ever since I saw an editorial in last Tuesday’s Evening Standard, I’ve been meaning to write a serious blogpost. However, ever since last Tuesday I’ve been a bit under the weather, and not really up to it (before you jump … Continue reading
Posted in birdbath, birdbrain, BirdCam, birds, blackbirds, Schwarz, Schwarzchild
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A Bill to Amend the Law of Defamation
The libel reform campaign has yielded a spring crop: a bill to amend the law of defamation was introduced to parliament in the Queen’s Speech on May 10th. This means that legislation to amend the lax libel laws of England and … Continue reading
Posted in Libel Reform, Science & Politics
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On the So-called ‘Death’ of British Science
This week saw the delivery of a funeral wreath and coffin to the Houses of Parliament. Why? Because a new grouping called Science for the Future decided to declare to MP’s the ‘death’ of British science. Actually what they were … Continue reading
Posted in EPSRC, Philip Moriarty, politicians, Science for the Future, Science Funding
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