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What I Read In July

Posted on 27 July 2022 by Henry Gee

Steve Brusatte: The Rise and Reign of the Mammals The ink hardly dry on his bestselling The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (which I reviewed here) palaeontologist Steve Brusatte returns with what can only be the natural successor. It’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Medicine and Maths

Posted on 16 March 2014 by Henry Gee

As you both know, Crox Minor wants to become a surgeon, and some time ago she announced that what she most wanted to do to celebrate her 16th birthday was to go to London and visit the Hunterian Museum at … Continue reading →

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Extrafunicular

Posted on 10 November 2013 by Henry Gee

If posting on this blog were not enough, I have also been writing things for other people, and other people have been writing things about me. The frequency of such extrafactual activity has been heightened by the propinquity of my … Continue reading →

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger – a Guest Post from Brian Clegg

Posted on 7 November 2013 by Henry Gee

A few days ago my friend Mr B. C. of Swindon, for it is he, let me erupt onto his blog concerning the scientific illiteracy one finds in the desert that is televisual emission. Today I return the compliment, and … Continue reading →

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Guest

Posted on 5 November 2013 by Henry Gee

If you’ve come here expecting a new post – don’t worry. Please retune your browser to the fine establishment of my friend Mr B. C. of Swindon, where I have a guest post today. Anyone fancy doing a guest post … Continue reading →

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Extra Sensory

Posted on 23 July 2013 by Henry Gee

If you like your popular-science authors to call a spade a spade, and lay out everything as clearly and plainly as possible with no ambiguity and no contradictions, then you’re sure to have a few titles by Brian Clegg on … Continue reading →

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Writing

Posted on 4 March 2013 by Henry Gee

I have just read a post by my friend Mr B. C. of Swindon, who as you’ll both be aware is a popular science writer of some distinction (you can sample his books on his Amazon Author Page). A random … Continue reading →

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