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Author Archives: Austin
Some family business
Readers of this blog will know that I am not the only scientist in the Elliott family, nor the best one. My father Gerald, who pops up occasionally on this blog in the comments, or even from my mentioning him … Continue reading
Posted in History, The Life Scientific
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Board of the Kings
In which I take stock, and decide to move on… The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air. …Though that last smell could be me, … Continue reading
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No surprises likely on UK University fees
To the surprise of pretty much nobody, either in the University or outside, my University has become the latest to announce that undergraduate tuition fees will rise to the full £ 9000 a year from 2012. [Formal announcement from the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Science policy, Universities
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A cross-plug – but in a good cause
The latest issue of Physiology News, which I edit, is now up online. I wouldn’t usually plug it so blatantly – I would simply plug it marginally more sneakily, of course – but this issue contains two articles that may … Continue reading
Checking homeopathy – fat chance
In which I get distracted. And even more geeky. (You’ll see why – keep reading.) I am SO, SO BORED with homeopathy.
Posted in Annoyances, chess, Nerdishness, Pseudoscience
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More peer review. Zzzzzz.
In which, late as ever, I remember to say something about peer review. There has been a bit of a flurry of commenting about peer review around OT just recently, with both RPG and Girl, Interrupting weighing in. The general … Continue reading
Posted in History, peer review, Pseudoscience, Science policy, The Life Scientific
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Frankly dilutional
In which I have the strong feeling that it’s Déjà vu all over again. Ah, me. Homeopathy.
Posted in Annoyances, Grumbling, Medicine, Pseudoscience
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Same Procedure as EVERY Year
Just to let you know: I’m refraining from posting an end of year round-up. This is partly because, since this blog only started in December 2009, nigh-on everything you will find in the archives listed on the right is from … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Procrastination
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Ome sweet ome
It has been a rather exhausting December, for all kinds of reasons – one of them, though not the biggest, being the move of this blog into its new home at Occam’s Typewriter. Consequently, since my last working day at … Continue reading
Posted in Annoyances, Grumbling, Humour, The Life Scientific, Universities
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