Monthly Archives: August 2013

Follower

Posted on 31 August 2013 by Stephen

This post has nothing to do with science. Seamus Heany is dead. I am only begining to process what that means to me. I claim no deep knowledge of his poetry but it has been with me for a long … Continue reading →

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A New Arrival

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Henry Gee

Notwithstanding inasmuch as which the recollections of those few you who remember why chez Crox is sometimes known as the Maison des Girrafes, there has been little evidence of same, either in the Maison itself, or in the Jardin adjacent. … Continue reading →

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Quaestio numeralis

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Title translation provided by Google Translate, so please don’t moan at me! It’s not my fault I didn’t have a Classical education ;-p) I heard a nice little riddle while catching up on NPR’s Sunday Puzzle podcast this morning, and … Continue reading →

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Incompetence at the Top?

Posted on 26 August 2013 by Athene Donald

Last week an article entitled ‘Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?‘, published in the Harvard Business Review, was brought to my attention (thanks Kate Bellingham!). Written by a (male) Professor of Business Psychology at University College London (UCL), … Continue reading →

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Remembering Innisfree

Posted on 26 August 2013 by Stephen

I observed recently how the rise of the internet has eliminated letter writing and so caused some of the wells of correspondence that historians and biographers have relied on down through the ages to fall into disuse. But the internet is … Continue reading →

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The Circle Game

Posted on 24 August 2013 by Steve Caplan

Over the last 6 weeks, 2 of my 6 graduate students have defended their dissertations and graduated–which brings me great joy in that they were each highly sought after and both will be heading to outstanding research labs of their … Continue reading →

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To Boldly Go

Posted on 22 August 2013 by Henry Gee

I’m getting involved with a bold and brilliant new project in the fine city of Norwich. It’s a sixth-form college specializing in science and maths, launched under the government’s Free Schools program. After vaulting a number of planning hurdles, the … Continue reading →

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To Boldly Go

Posted on 22 August 2013 by Henry Gee

I’m getting involved with a bold and brilliant new project in the fine city of Norwich. It’s a sixth-form college specializing in science and maths, launched under the government’s Free Schools program. After vaulting a number of planning hurdles, the … Continue reading →

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My Holiday Reads

Posted on 22 August 2013 by Henry Gee

Yesterday I promised a run-down of my holiday reading, so, without further ado, and in no particular order, I shall start with Deer Island, a memoir by Neil Ansell – a short book, but in its way, perfectly formed. Ansell … Continue reading →

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A levels, Cricket and Resilience

Posted on 22 August 2013 by Athene Donald

It’s that time of year again when exam results are forthcoming, making or apparently breaking many a child’s future aspirations. GCSE’s today, A levels last week. It seemed to me that the A level media over-excitement seemed less this year, … Continue reading →

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