Monthly Archives: January 2013

A Brief Service Announcement

Posted on 7 January 2013 by Bob O'H

Sorry for not posting much, um, recently. This is partly because I’ve been busy, and also because I’ve been avoiding writing an obituary for The Beast, who died a few weeks before Christmas. In the words of Trillian, normal service … Continue reading →

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Is Removal of the Gender Pay Gap a Utilitarian Dream?

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Athene Donald

Last month the University of Cambridge published its latest Equal Pay Review, something it is now doing biennially (rather than annually) since things don’t change that drastically year on year. As in previous years, if you look at the average … Continue reading →

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Getting the boot–entropy in the absence of enforcement

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Steve Caplan

6 pm on a cold Thursday evening, I bundled myself out of the research tower and headed down 3 flights of stairs to the car park. I moved to this new parking lot a year ago, and have been extremely … Continue reading →

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And the winner is…

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The results of the Fourth Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award vote are IN! The winner is… (insert drumroll here)

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Resolute

Posted on 4 January 2013 by Henry Gee

What’s your New Year Resolution? For me it is none of the following: Giving up smoking (these days I only smoke through my ears); easing up on the drinking (my alcohol consumption would embarrass the most abstemious newt gnat); going … Continue reading →

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In which I get my mojo back

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Jennifer Rohn

So 2012 has drawn to a close, a new year is upon us and London’s seemingly endless broodiness gave way to brilliant sunshine today. Out in our local park this morning, strewn with spent fireworks and empty Champagne bottles, unusually … Continue reading →

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Books I read in 2012 – an amateur’s review

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Sylvia McLain

US Congress has just kicked the fiscal can down the road. Global debt worries are abated. Well for now anyway. Instead of obsessively reading reports from the USofA – or in reality in addition to reading reports from the USofA … Continue reading →

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On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eight waxwings trilling ……

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Philip Strange

I’ve had bird books for many years: pocket-sized books with pictures and descriptions of the common British birds.   Not that I am a bird enthusiast.  I just want to be able to identify the birds around me.  If I am … Continue reading →

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Classifying Group Leaders

Posted on 1 January 2013 by Athene Donald

It’s the season for lists: best photos of the year, best quotes, best-dressed (even worst-dressed) celebs, momentous moments – you name it, there’s probably a list for it somewhere on the web. Since I’ve just covered the other seasonal topic … Continue reading →

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