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Author Archives: Austin
Jargon I can take – its abbreviations I can’t stand
NN blogger Jennifer Rohn has been writing recently about the use of jargon between scientists. As she points out, one of the points is to convey information succinctly from one person familiar with the vocabulary to one or more others … Continue reading
They’ve got (a) form for that
One of the things UK academics can probably all agree on – apart from that they are not yet entirely convinced by NN’s new MT4 blogging platform – is that meaningless oversight, audit, form-filling and box-ticking has risen inexorably in … Continue reading
Simon Singh vs. the chiropractors: today in court
Noted British science writer Simon Singh was in the High Court today for an Appeal Hearing, the latest stage of his long-running legal battle with the British Chiropractic Association (BCA). The hearing today was before a very senior panel of … Continue reading
Posted in Pseudoscience, Public engagement, Science policy, Uncategorized
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Tragic multiple shooting at the University of Alabama puts academic tenure review in the spotlight
The US news networks, Twitter, and now US-based science blogs are aflame with the story of American neuroscientist and nitric oxide researcher, Dr Amy Bishop, who is reported to have been charged with murder after a mass shooting at the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Universities
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Charles Darwin, the physiologists, and the Physiological Society – from the 1870s to the present
Here is the Darwin piece I promised to kick the blog off properly. It started off as a piece for Physiology News, but has been adapted and extended. It isn’t quite finished to my satisfaction, and I am a little … Continue reading
Posted in History, Physiology
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RIP Dan O’Bannon
Any sci-fi film buffs on NN? I figure there must be a few. Not real science, but a sad day for sci-fi film buffs today as the news just broke that screenwriter / director Dan O’Bannon has died aged 63. … Continue reading
Posted in Procrastination, Science-fiction, Uncategorized
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