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Author Archives: Sylvia McLain
Catch a Tiger by the Toe
Last week Donald Sterling, former owner of the LA Clippers Basketball team was banned for life from the sport and given a $2.5m fine from the US National Basketball Association over his rather overt racist remarks. The arguments against this … Continue reading
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Spotting bad science – is it really so easy?
On the Interwebs – I have seen several links to this helpful PDF on How to spot bad science – a rough guide. Learning how to sniff out bad science – or really bad science reporting which is what this … Continue reading
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Evidence-based policy? – A Week in Westminster
Evidence-based policy, this phrase gets bandied about so often, but it is not always clear how it is meant to be applied. Notwithstanding the desire to have scientific evidence inform things that are actually scientifically based, such as better practices … Continue reading
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UK University debates, when gender segregation is OK?
Get real UK Universities Universities UK have issued some guidance on separating genders during debate,* apparently it is OK if the facilities are separate but equal. Women can be placed separately from men as long as they aren’t seated behind. … Continue reading
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Where are all the damn women?
I was lucky enough to get tickets to BBC Radio 4′s Any Questions a few weeks ago held in St. Peter’s College (Oxford) chapel. It was a great atmosphere, if you ever get the chance to get tickets to such … Continue reading
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Kids these days
Sunday Will Self was on BBC radio 4 giving his point of view about the youth of today. He pities them as they are being oppressed by the older demographic or as he puts it – “In my darker moments … Continue reading
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On watching my country go crazy – and why science is important
Like much of the rest of America (and the world) I have been watching US shutdown theatre in horror. I posted a few years ago about how I didn’t think the Tea Party was the end of Democracy as we … Continue reading
Posted in Science Funding, Science funding and the US shutdown, US shutdown
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On Dawkins and Ignorance
Racism – it exists. It’s not easy to talk about, it’s something most of us don’t want to talk about in the hope it will just go away. It hasn’t. I find it awkward to talk about it myself, largely … Continue reading
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Scientific road maps for the future – proceed with caution.
I spent the last week at the ICNS (International Conference of Neutron Scattering) in Edinburgh. This particular conference is only held every 4 years – bouncing back and forth between North America, Europe and Oceania. It is particularly fun, when … Continue reading
Posted in impact, Roadmaps for science, science communication, Scientific impact
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Richard Dawkins – man of literacy (you only need the special key)
I try to ignore Richard Dawkins, I really do. I think his stance on religion vs. science is a misinterpretation of how science works – apples and oranges and all that. This week on Twitter, the man had some sort … Continue reading
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