Category Archives: History

A cross-plug – but in a good cause

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Austin

The latest issue of Physiology News, which I edit, is now up online. I wouldn’t usually plug it so blatantly – I would simply plug it marginally more sneakily, of course – but this issue contains two articles that may … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Medicine, News, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

More peer review. Zzzzzz.

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Austin

In which, late as ever, I remember to say something about peer review. There has been a bit of a flurry of commenting about peer review around OT just recently, with both RPG and Girl, Interrupting weighing in. The general … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Peer review, Pseudoscience, Science policy, The Life Scientific | 8 Comments

Settling in

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Austin

Sorry, another “place-holder” post, end of teaching semester and pre-Xmas “Help I still haven’t done XYZ!” kind of thing, all a bit frantic, hopefully some new content coming…. I’ve just penned an official sign-off post at Nature Network to indicate … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Pseudoscience, Science policy | 9 Comments

DNA – letters, stories, and narratives 60 years on

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Austin

One of the great “behind the scenes” histories / stories / arguments / legends of 20th century science is back in the news again this week, with the publication in Nature of an article about the re-discovery of a large … Continue reading →

Posted in History, The Life Scientific | 12 Comments

The grass may be green somewhere, but the blue skies here look pretty dark

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Austin

The science Interwebz here in the UK have been abuzz today with reaction to Vince Cable’s statements on this morning’s Radio 4 Today programme (listen here). Cable’s remarks were a trail to a speech he is delivering today, his first … Continue reading →

Posted in Grumbling, History, Science policy | 8 Comments

Watching football can damage your health

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Austin

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 | 13 Comments