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Monthly Archives: May 2012
QUIZ TIME – Einstein’s Logic Problem
Are you part of the 2%?! see more Dropping The Science I’m sure there are people who can do this kind of thing in their heads. I’m not one of them – but I did get the right answer in … Continue reading
Posted in competition
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Finch Committee: Update
I reported before on the notes from earlier meetings of the Finch Committee, which was set up by Science Minister David WIlletts to formulate proposals for making publicly-funded research more accessible. The notes of their latest meeting, held on 27th … Continue reading
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Celebrating Success (Even if Progress is Slow)
Last week (the lack of) women in science actually made it onto BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, when Lesley Yellowlees – President-elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry – spoke out about the lack of women in her own and … Continue reading
Posted in Athena Swan awards. Leeds University, Equality, Lesley Yellowlees, Royal Society, Science Culture, Women in science
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Playoff Pool & Bracket Results, Round 2
I suppose I still have to show the results from the second round of the NHL Playoff pool, even though my picks didn’t register and I only got points from the few players I picked in the first round whose … Continue reading
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‘The death of british science’? Really ?
I almost don’t feel I can comment -but of course I am going to anyway. Today I watched, or rather half-watched via twitter and other media outlets, the protest about ‘the death of British science’. The protesters, about 100 strong, … Continue reading
Posted in Death of British Science, Death to British Science, Science Funding, Science Is Vital, Science policy
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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #796
This peculiar notice in Santiago de Chile is reported by our erumpent egregious intrepid correspondent Dr A. C. of that fine city.
Posted in Apparitions, misdirection, Santiago, Silliness
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Thinking about science–what do I look for in a graduate student?
One of the questions that I was asked recently is “What do you look for in a graduate student?” Just as an aside, that vaguely reminds me of a film I saw some time ago where one character asks another … Continue reading
Posted in 24/7, determination, engaged in science, graduate student, Research, science, success, workaholic
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I come from a land down under? Apparently?
I’m not sure I’d trust this app to help me navigate around a foreign country…
Posted in idiocy, screenshots, Silliness, technology, travel
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Manifest Sense
Mark Henderson’s The Geek Manifesto is a remarkable book. Though many of its themes are not new, it is difficult to imagine such a book being published as recently as five years ago. The Geek Manifesto provides a timely analysis … Continue reading
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Art and Science–take 2
Last evening I had a wonderfully unique opportunity to sample a complex mixture of art, science and creativity at the elegant Orpheum Theatre in Omaha (circa 1927)–in the form of modern dance! If you can spare just a few moments … Continue reading
Posted in art, author, Books, creativity, in the news, Momix Botanica, Occam's Typewriter, Orpheum Theatre Omaha, science
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