Daily Archives: 23 October 2013

Levelling the European Playing Field

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Athene Donald

One of the good things about (certain) committees is that one learns so much. That may not be everyone’s experience but over the years I personally have found many committees – though most certainly not all – very educational. I … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers?

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Steve Caplan

A few days ago I received an email from “The American International Journal of Contemporary Research“–now there’s an oxymoronic journal title: American International. Make up your minds! Apparently, this journal is not good at ‘making up its mind,’ as the … Continue reading →

Posted in American-International, broad-specific, fed up with BS, get serious, humor, journals, oxymoron, papers, peer review, pretend peer review, Research, science, scope | Comments Off on Call for Papers?

Puffed-up and partying

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Frank Norman

My ears were burning a month ago and my head was swollen. Fear not, I hadn’t caught an interesting disease, I was just being talked about and made prideful. At the end of the summer I learnt that I had … Continue reading →

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Science and society – Vancouver Change Camp 2013

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have a new post up at Occam’s Corner on the Guardian website today, about how non-scientists can (try to) influence the course of scientific research. As I mentioned over there, the ideas in the post originated and evolved from … Continue reading →

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