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Author Archives: Austin
In praise of the somewhat shambolic
The Scienceblogs saga continues to rumble on, with more people quitting – the departure of Bora Zivkovic making perhaps the biggest ripples in this latest group – and now PZ Myers going on strike (see some discussion in the comments … Continue reading
Posted in Annoyances, Grumbling, The Interwebz
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It’s a conspiracy – and you’re ALL in on it
An amusing sequel (in a masochistic and depressing kind of way) to my earlier post detailing how I got involved in one of those fruitless anti-vaccine debates over at a thread on the Guardian’s website. It now appears that all … Continue reading
Posted in Annoyances, Pseudoscience
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Public engagement: or “Why all scientists should do some”
Another brief despatch from the Physiology 2010 meeting. Last night I went along to a really excellent public science lecture by Nancy Rothwell – or Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell FRS, to be more formal about it – on “Tracking down … Continue reading
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Watching football can damage your health
My second instalment from Physiology 2010. At any large scientific meeting, with lots of things on at once, there are lectures that you feel you really have to go to, commonly because they are in your research area. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, History, Humour, Medicine, Physiology
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Conference blogging (possibly) – Physiology 2010 (Updated)
In a moment of absent (weak?) mindedness, I have agreed to blog from a conference – the Physiological Society’s Summer bash, Physiology 2010, starting just about now. This will be a first for me – though I have done conference … Continue reading
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Just when I thought I was out…
In case you’re wondering where I’ve been (and I’m sure no-one was): apart from grading a few essays, and servicing my growing Twitter addiction, I have done what I regularly swear I won’t and got involved in an argument with … Continue reading
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