Category Archives: Annoyances

No passion please, we’re scientists

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Austin

In which I put a damper on all this over-invoked passion. Regular readers of this blog (you know who you are, you two – stop giggling at the back), or of others in the OT stable where I can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Grumbling, The Interwebz, The Life Scientific, Uncategorized | 28 Comments

Dedication? Or lack of imagination?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Austin

Over in the comments at Athene Donald’s blog there is another of those extended discussions of UK science careers going on, prompted also by Jenny Rohn’s recent posts on fellowship schemes and the work of the Science is Vital campaign. … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Getting old, Science policy, The Life Scientific, Uncategorized, Universities | 18 Comments

Checking homeopathy – fat chance

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Austin

In which I get distracted. And even more geeky. (You’ll see why – keep reading.) I am SO, SO BORED with homeopathy. Really. I would rather write about anything, practically. Like chess. Or films (movies to our US based readers). … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Chess, Nerdishness, Pseudoscience | 26 Comments

Frankly dilutional

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Austin

In which I have the strong feeling that it’s Déjà vu all over again. Ah, me. Homeopathy. * Sigh * Like most scientists who write about alternative medicine and pseudoscience, I am heartily sick of writing about homeopathy. After all, … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Grumbling, Medicine, Pseudoscience | 9 Comments

Ome sweet ome

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Austin

It has been a rather exhausting December, for all kinds of reasons – one of them, though not the biggest, being the move of this blog into its new home at Occam’s Typewriter. Consequently, since my last working day at … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Grumbling, Humour, The Life Scientific, Universities | 10 Comments

Archive Reboot Fail – I hate moving

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Austin

A quick glance at the sidebar will show you that, like my friend Stephen Curry over at Reciprocal Space, I have had a go at importing the not-all-that-extensive Not Ranting… archive from the blog’s previous home. Unfortunately, the import functionality … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Procrastination | 6 Comments