Daily Archives: 12 May 2014

Falling To Bits

Posted on 12 May 2014 by Henry Gee

My car, Caroline the eVolvo 850, who is eighteen years old, has just celebrated an anniversary of sorts. This morning on the way to work she turned over her 170,000th mile. Now, this isn’t much in the great scheme of … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #98

Posted on 12 May 2014 by Henry Gee

Person throwing a bottle at a decerebrated dalek? At Victorian foundationwear? What? It’s all a matter of perspective.

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Attacks on the Royal Society Miss the Point

Posted on 12 May 2014 by Athene Donald

This post was originally posted at ScienceGrrl. Another year, another occasion to thump the Royal Society for the make-up of its new fellows. This time it was Nature that screamed ‘Royal Society still trails the US National Academy in female … Continue reading →

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Life in the Middle West

Posted on 12 May 2014 by Steve Caplan

I’m watching the storm predictors on the news, with tornado reports and wall clouds about 30 miles to the southwest, and bemoaning our decision to miss our daughter’s Carmina Burana performance with 350 vocalists at Omaha’s Holland Performing Arts Center. … Continue reading →

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