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The Desolation of Success
Does this phrase strike a chord with you? Apparently, it first appeared in Peter Matthiessen’s book, The Snow Leopard, but I came across it quoted in Lindy Elkins-Tanton’s moving memoir Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman. As she … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Science Culture
Tagged failure, Lindy Elkinst-Tanton, Nature
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Keeping On Keeping On
In the UK, as in many other countries, we have entered another lockdown, mysteriously assigned in some quarters a decimal point, as in lockdown 2.0. It’s a lockdown with a difference, in that the rules are not the same as … Continue reading
The Interdisciplinary Challenge
This week I am talking at an event in London marking (I believe) the launch of Nature Reviews Physics, but the emphasis of this event will be on the promotion of best working practices in ‘physics and interdisciplinary science’, as … Continue reading
Posted in Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged crossing boundaries, Nature, starch
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From Invisibility to Power
What can be done to render women in science less invisible? A few women may stand out from the crowd, both historically and at the present time, but the list of women scientists most people – by which I mean … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Nature, Royal Society, SpotOn London, Woman's Hour
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Publish and Be Damned
In this age of h indices and impact factors, the choice of where to publish seems to get ever more important and complex. It used to be, as a physicist, the place to publish was PRL – or at least … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Physics, Communicating Science, Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, h index, journals, Nature, publication, starch
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