Monthly Archives: September 2013

Simple models do lead to generality in ecology

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Bob O'H

It’s always nice to read a paper that is obviously wrong, but where you have to think about why it is wrong. Because it makes you, well, think. And sometimes learn something new.

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Transport

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Henry Gee

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransports. On the night of 9/10 November, 1938, Jewish homes and businesses across Nazi Germany were trashed – an event known as Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass. Five days later, a delegation … Continue reading →

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Sheket!

Posted on 2 September 2013 by Henry Gee

A little while ago I was with a group of family and friends discussing the Bilderberg Group, a kind of un-conference in which the world’s movers and shakers can get together and discuss matters of great import in an informal … Continue reading →

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Bodies

Posted on 2 September 2013 by Henry Gee

Crox Minor (15), who has just gotten three GCSE examinations out of the way (all with A*s, I might add), and is embarking on a lot more this year, wants to be a surgeon. She has her heart set on … Continue reading →

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Cake

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Henry Gee

Earlier today the Croxii collectively attended my sister’s birthday party, which was held at her family’s beach hut on Cromer West Beach (the déclassé end of Cromer, if you ask me, but we’ll let that pass) Cromer West Beach, earlier … Continue reading →

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Thinking about your CV

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Athene Donald

There are many different ways of writing one’s CV, and hitting the right spot is not always straightforward. Speaking personally, the postdoc applicant who writes that they are ‘a highly motivated and aspirational individual, with a strong sense of self-worth … Continue reading →

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A little preparation – the 2013 Honda Indy Toronto

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Richard Wintle

It’s the end of August, and high time I wrote something about my gig as a credentialed media photographer for the Honda Indy Toronto race weekend, back in July. The bridge, a subtle reminder that this is the Honda Indy … Continue reading →

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