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Category Archives: Science Culture
Jettisoning One’s Past
When you have been inhabiting any space for a substantial length of time it tends to be somewhat dispiriting and challenging to move out and move on. Quite unconnected with any of the other moves I’ve written about recently (here … Continue reading
Is Helping Women such a Bad Thing to Do?
I am not infrequently asked to give talks at other universities about gender issues, including the work we are doing in Cambridge. (Strangely, I find myself doing quite as many of these sorts of talks as physics ones.) I would … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Uncategorized, Women in Science
Tagged Harvard Business School, intervention, positive action
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Don’t Say Too Much (or Too Little)
This week NESTA‘s Executive Director of Research Stian Westlake wrote a piece for the Guardian science policy blogs about those who offer scientific advice. If you want to find out why wonks should avoid being either a ‘berk’ or a … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, framing, PhD thesis
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A levels, Cricket and Resilience
It’s that time of year again when exam results are forthcoming, making or apparently breaking many a child’s future aspirations. GCSE’s today, A levels last week. It seemed to me that the A level media over-excitement seemed less this year, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Science Culture
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