Monthly Archives: August 2012

Roots

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Steve Caplan

It’s back to work for me, with new students to orient, grants to review, papers to write, seminars to deliver–in short, back to what I enjoy doing. But “back from what?” My family and I have been living in Omaha, … Continue reading →

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Londoners by Craig Taylor and the A to Z

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Erika Cule

I moved to London in 2005. After a few weeks living here I concluded that the two most useful things to give a new visitor to the capital would be an Oyster card and a London A to Z. An Oyster … Continue reading →

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On target

Posted on 9 August 2012 by rpg

I settle, relaxing all my muscles: feet to legs to bum to back to arms. I’m essentially slumped. A bit of pain in my left hand: that’s not quite right. Perhaps I just have to get used to it.

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August 4 – Mountsberg Raptor Centre

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Richard Wintle

Look what I see – the brand-new, shiny Occam’s Corner, with an inaugural post by Stephen. Well done Occam’s Crew and colleagues at the Guardian for making this happen. Right, that’s that out of the way. Now, on to a … Continue reading →

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Here goes something: Occam’s Typewriter cornered

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Stephen

Well this is nice. Today Occam’s Typewriter opens a new cornershop, so to speak, at the Guardian. For me, this closes a social media circle that started over four years ago because I can trace my entry to the scientific … Continue reading →

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Occam’s Corner

Posted on 9 August 2012 by rpg

After what seems like months of waiting and negotiating (Ed: seems like? It is months), we are pleased to announce that the crew of Occam’s Typewriter will, in addition to their writings, ramblings and ravings here, also be contributing to … Continue reading →

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Staffing Matters

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Athene Donald

How good are Universities as places of employment? The THE ran a couple of stories last week, headed ‘higher education staffing’, looking at the age distribution of academic staff, and the gender pay gap. I don’t think either of these … Continue reading →

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The Sigil Has Landed

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Henry Gee

Ladies and Gentlemen – you may now download, if you wish, pre-release advance copies of  Siege of Stars, the first volume of The Sigil, for US$15. If you do that, I am assured that you’ll be entitled to download the … Continue reading →

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Stupidity Molecule Identified

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Bob O'H

Researchers at the University of Utrecht have identified a molecule that could play a key role in controlling how stupid headlines develop in scientific press releases. Neurobiologists are trying to understand how titles that are at first sensible differentiate into … Continue reading →

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Kaddish II

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Henry Gee

No, no, no, no, no.  I know you were all trying to be nice, responding to my complaint about the lack of any memorial to the Israeli athletes gunned down at the Munich Games in 1972, with cosy phrases about … Continue reading →

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