Monthly Archives: December 2023

What I Read In December

Posted on 30 December 2023 by Henry Gee

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith: A City On Mars Just when I was finishing the draft of my next book, in which I was wondering idly about possible futures for people in space, I came across this entertaining and very refreshing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Photos of 2023

Posted on 30 December 2023 by Stephen

I took over 2800 photos in 2023. Actually, I took a lot more because we went on safari in the summer and I have worked hard to cull as many shots that I could from that trip. Even so, that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Right on schedule, 2022’s top 10 photos

Posted on 26 December 2023 by Richard Wintle

I’m up to my usual tricks again, it seems…. with 2024 fast approaching, surely a retrospective of 2022’s favourite photographs seems in order? As a special treat, I’ve actually managed to keep it to ten this time. And also as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Surprises: Notes from my first year as a practicing Christian

Posted on 26 December 2023 by Erika Cule

Christmas 2022, Christ Church, Harpenden: a riot of 200 people in a school hall. An invitation to join home group. Joining the Teas and Coffees Rota. Learning the drill, and the importance of the ministry of hospitality. Contemporary Christian Music. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In which we celebrate

Posted on 24 December 2023 by Jennifer Rohn

Christmas, I argue, is a space-time continuum where the past and present layer up like sediments on the Jurassic coast. At the appointed time, old traditions are unearthed out of storage to mingle with those spontaneously invented as you go … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What I Read In November, And Other Stuff

Posted on 20 December 2023 by Henry Gee

Betty M. Owen (ed): Eleven Great Horror Stories As you both probably know I am a confirmed Haunter of the Dark secondhand bookshops, in which emporia I like to paw pore over mossy grimoires anthologies of science fiction, horror and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not Being in the In-Crowd

Posted on 14 December 2023 by Athene Donald

Recently I was preparing a talk about work scientists may do that is not simply research and it has provoked me to think about when I fell into doing policy work, or at least moving out of the lab itself. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Skills and Post-16 Education

Posted on 3 December 2023 by Athene Donald

In his Anniversary Day address to the Royal Society’s Fellowship last week, the President, Adrian Smith, drew attention to the state of our education system, recognizing that the Prime Minister’s intent to “reform the education system to include some form … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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