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Category Archives: Research
The Doing of Science
In my retirement I have more time to read than ever used to be the case, and I enjoy reading books about science, scientists and the way they have, both in the past and currently, approached their science and their … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Research, Science Culture
Tagged Books, Donna Strickland, The Visible College, thrills, Venki
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Conflicts of Interest
Many years ago, before I was even a professor and still a newbie when it came to sitting on decision-making committees, I had a very disturbing experience at one particular grant-giving meeting. The details of what, who and where aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged bias, fellowships, grant panels
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The Importance of Community
I mentioned the book by Jeffrey Abbott and Andrew Maynard, AI and the Science of Being Human, in a previous blogpost. I love its optimism about how all of us could work with AI without letting it take us over … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged AI, Brian Pippard, Ray Dolby Centre, screens, tea break
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The Importance of Manufacturing
How many factories have you visited in your life? Do you have any sense of what goes on there? When I was a postdoc in the Cambridge Materials Science Department, helping out with undergraduate projects, I was offered a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged factories, food waste, supply chains, Tim Minshall
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