Author Archives: Henry Gee

About Henry Gee

Henry Gee is an author, editor and recovering palaeontologist, who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets, inasmuch as which the contents of this blog and any comments therein do not reflect the opinions of anyone but myself, as they don't know where they've been.

LinkedIn

Posted on 1 April 2011 by Henry Gee

April Foolz can haz struck LinkedIn…

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Rumours

Posted on 1 April 2011 by Henry Gee

Probably the most exciting paper I’ve ever handled at Your Favourite Weekly Professional Science Magazine Beginning With N was this one – on Homo floresiensis, a diminutive and very peculiar hominin from the island of Flores in Indonesia. The creature … Continue reading →

Posted in Apparitions, Aprilius foolicus, chthonic, eldritch, erumpent, hominin, Homo floresiensis, preternatural, Science-fiction | Comments Off on Rumours

Barefoot

Posted on 31 March 2011 by Henry Gee

I am extraordinarily lucky in being able to work some of the time at home. Today, after a drizzly start, the sun came out so that I could spend my lunch hour on the beach and, notwithstanding inasmuch as which, … Continue reading →

Posted in beach, Blog Norfolk!, canis croxorum, Commutatis Maledictis, Cromer, erumpent, release of calcium from intracellular stores, z-radiation | Comments Off on Barefoot

It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #131

Posted on 30 March 2011 by Henry Gee

Father! Pinocchio!

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Census

Posted on 23 March 2011 by Henry Gee

Anyone in the U. of K. and not moving quickly enough to avoid it will have to complete a census form, providing what will be a snapshot of who is doing what, with whom, and where, on 27 March 2011. … Continue reading →

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Reading

Posted on 17 March 2011 by Henry Gee

A comment on Steve’s blog referring tangentially to one of my own effusions made me think of how many really great popular science books there are out there.. So, here’s an idea. Why not post a few of your suggestions, … Continue reading →

Posted in eldritch, no coach parties, rpg couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag, Science Is Vital, sea mammal research unit, thinking about thinking, Writing & Reading | Comments Off on Reading

Regular

Posted on 16 March 2011 by Henry Gee

Yesterday I was in the London Borough of Waltham Forest where, for the third year running, I was a judge at a science debate competition. Teams of youngsters from secondary schools across the borough pitted their oratory, rhetoric and critical … Continue reading →

Posted in a fool and his money are soon parted, bad science, big boots would have been better than crox, celebrity nutritionists, chthonic, eldritch, erumpent, harmful toxins, Laboratoires Des Girrafes, natural goodness, release of calcium from intracellular stores, Research, Science Is Vital, sex, Silliness, wild rabbit | Comments Off on Regular

Retribution

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Henry Gee

Human beings have an astonishing capacity for five four five things: 1) Double standards; 2) Inability to understand relative risks; 3) Taking things personally; 4) er… 5) … that’s it. Item 1: I spent my teenage years at a Rudolf … Continue reading →

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Rising

Posted on 12 March 2011 by Henry Gee

… is the title of a terrific album by 1970s beat combo Ritchie Blackmore and his Rhythm Rainbows. But I digress. The title of this post is a perhaps witty allusion to the properties of sap at this time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Norfolk!, bunnies, canis croxorum, Cromer, Domesticrox, erections, ritchie blackmore's rainbow, Silliness, Writing & Reading | Comments Off on Rising

Football

Posted on 8 March 2011 by Henry Gee

As both my readers will know, I am a keen supporter of Norwich City FC, known to its fans as the Canaries, on account of their bright yellow strip. I can haz season ticket and on any Saturday afternoon when … Continue reading →

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