Monthly Archives: August 2023

What I Read In August

Posted on 30 August 2023 by Henry Gee

R. F. Kuang: Babel Rebecca F Kuang is the new wunderkind of fantasy literature. Babel is her fourth novel out of five, and she is meant to be working on a sixth, if she has not already been crushed under the weight of plaudits, awards, award nomination… Continue reading →

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Inefficiency as a Blessing in Disguise

Posted on 20 August 2023 by Athene Donald

In the process of tidying up my office I have managed to fill several large bins for recycling. I found many unremembered old reports. Indeed, sometimes I found multiple copies due to my incompetence in remembering where I filed the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Historical Female Scientists?

Posted on 11 August 2023 by Athene Donald

One of the aspects of how my book (Not Just for the Boys: Why we need more women in science) has been received which surprises me the most, is the interest shown in the chapter on women who managed to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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