Monthly Archives: July 2021

In which academic dreams come true: a belated professorship

Posted on 30 July 2021 by Jennifer Rohn

I have wanted to be a scientist since before I can remember. I did all the right things: I studied hard, finished my homework, raised my hand in class, failed to hide the fact that I loved learning, even though … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ultramarine

Posted on 25 July 2021 by Henry Gee

One or two of you might have read By The Sea, my Gothick Bodice Ripper with Detectives, which was originally serialized by my Occam’s Typewriter Compadre Jenny Rohn on her LabLit website, but now published in book form and available … Continue reading →

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Today’s Curiosity is Tomorrow’s Cure: The Case for Basic Biomedical Research

Posted on 4 July 2021 by Steve Caplan

I am very excited to finally have my most recent book, “Today’s Curiosity is Tomorrow’s Cure: The Case for Basic Biomedical Research” in press and now available for preorder.  For a very long time I have been concerned that there is decreasing … Continue reading →

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Nautilus

Posted on 2 July 2021 by Henry Gee

I really can’t believe it. I’ve been writing books for thirty years, but have never seen the anticipation that’s buzzing around my fifthforthcoming tome, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth. When a book of mine is published, it’s … Continue reading →

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