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Reflections On This Weekend’s Events
This Sunday last, I ‘outed’ a pseudonymous blogger known as Dr Isis. Given the consequences of that action, I should like to say a few things about the business that I hope will clarify matters. First, I want to apologise … Continue reading
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Trading places
I started blogging on Nature Network in August 2008 but this will be my last post here. I am grateful to Nature Network for helping to get me started with blogging. I started as a reader and occasional commenter here, … Continue reading
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More Secrets Revealed
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Secrets of Science Funding Revealed
Today’s Non Sequitur cartoon:
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Post of the Day
There’s a big election going on elsewhere, so hte blogosphere is full of discussions of interesting details, exhortations to vote, and suggestions for who to vote for. But the best post for today must go to George Orwell. His diary … Continue reading
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They Need Your Help
The more aware of you might have found time to raise your eyes from the microscope and see that there is an election going on in the USA. Far too many electrons have been sent whizzing around the Web2.0 for … Continue reading
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Bears in Search of a Caption
OK, it’s Friday and you lot don’t have anything to do either. But take heart, folks. The Great Beyond has just pointed to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the NHM. Lots of goodies there, but I did … Continue reading
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It’s a Mystery
Browsing through the latest and greatest at NN, I noticed this new event posted by Matt Clarke’s Cabinets of Cures: Blood, Mermaids and Madness Am I the only one who thinks it sounds like Maxine’s critique of Henry’s LabLit novel?
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Unnatural Hunting
I’ve been reading an article about hunting mortality, where the authors ask how we should arrange our hunting so as to mimic natural mortality. But they leave aside one very important question – why should we want to mimic natural … Continue reading
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Ooh, how dare he…
I did my civic duty today, and braved the storms to vote. The Helsinki municipal elections aren’t quite as vital to the world’s interests as some other elections this autumn, but then they do boring things in Finland like talk … Continue reading
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