Category Archives: competition

What makes for a Toxic Environment?

Posted on 6 August 2018 by Athene Donald

Toxic atmospheres have been in the news recently in the wake of an NHS report on a low-performing cardiac unit in London. All the articles I’ve read on this are short on detail of what actually happened. ‘Dark forces’ are … Continue reading →

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Quaestio numeralis

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Title translation provided by Google Translate, so please don’t moan at me! It’s not my fault I didn’t have a Classical education ;-p) I heard a nice little riddle while catching up on NPR’s Sunday Puzzle podcast this morning, and … Continue reading →

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And the winner is…

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The results of the Fourth Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award vote are IN! The winner is… (insert drumroll here)

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Fourth Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award!

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(I’m off sick with a really nasty cough for the second day in a row, so I’m pushing this out a day earlier than planned ‘cos I’m bored) So as regular readers know, every Friday, more or less, I choose … Continue reading →

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2012 Bragging Rights

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

HURRAH! It’s that time of year when I start going through the Bragging Rights Central archives of my favourite comment(s) from this blog and post(s) from other blogs – see the sidebar for details – trying to pick my favourite … Continue reading →

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QUIZ TIME – Einstein’s Logic Problem

Posted on 18 May 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Are you part of the 2%?! see more Dropping The Science I’m sure there are people who can do this kind of thing in their heads. I’m not one of them – but I did get the right answer in … Continue reading →

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And the readers’ choice favourite comment of 2011 is: [20]

Posted on 3 January 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Drumroll) Eva for “I’ve dated someone who showed me a powerpoint presentation about his work on the first date. That should have been a sign, but the topic was actually interesting, so it didn’t put me off right there and … Continue reading →

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Third Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award!

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So as regular readers know, every Friday, more or less, I choose my favourite comments from this blog (and my favourite posts I’ve read on other blogs), and list them in the sidebar under the title Bragging Rights Central. In … Continue reading →

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2011 Bragging Rights

Posted on 5 December 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

HURRAH! It’s that time of year when I start going through the Bragging Rights Central archives of my favourite comment(s) from this blog and post(s) from other blogs – see the sidebar for details – trying to pick my favourite … Continue reading →

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Science Crossword Quiz

Posted on 11 October 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As I mentioned on Friday, while tidying my desk at work last week I found a new and miraculously untouched science puzzle from last year’s desk calendar! It’s in the form of a crossword, and after trying and failing to format … Continue reading →

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