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I come from a land down under? Apparently?

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

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I’m not sure I’d trust this app to help me navigate around a foreign country…

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Manifest Sense

Posted on 13 May 2012 by Stephen

Mark Henderson’s The Geek Manifesto is a remarkable book. Though many of its themes are not new, it is difficult to imagine such a book being published as recently as five years ago.

The Geek Manifesto provides a timely analysis of the power that different groups of geeks have levered from the growing sophistication of the of the internet. It Continue reading →

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Art and Science–take 2

Posted on 13 May 2012 by Steve Caplan

Last evening I had a wonderfully unique opportunity to sample a complex mixture of art, science and creativity at the elegant Orpheum Theatre in Omaha (circa 1927)–in the form of modern dance!

If you can spare just a few moments for a few highlights of the performance, please have a look at this video of the Momix Botanica modern dance group:

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To Confront or Not to Confront

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Athene Donald

Just over a year ago I pressed the ‘publish’ button on a post with some trepidation. I felt I was exposing some inner anxieties that maybe were better not exposed. Your collective response to the post in question ‘I can hear you’re getting emotional’ amazed me. I realised the power of speaking out about situations that made me feel very uncomfortab Continue reading →

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UPDATED Linked into Vancouver science

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As I’ve mentioned in a few recent posts, the interconnectedness of the (small and young but growing nicely) Vancouver science sector continues to amaze me. At most large work-related meetings and at every sciency social event I attend, I run into a few former colleagues and a much larger number of second- and third-degree contacts – at Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice Special Double Issue

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Henry Gee

Dr R. W. of Toronto sends this image, with the rider “I’m sure there’s a joke in this photo somewhere. I’m equally sure that I don’t know what it is.”
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And in other news, Canis Primus Croxorum found this sign on the North Norfolk Coast Path, recently. Continue reading →

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Selecting Your LOLcats

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Bob O'H

The internet is a great thing, but it brings with it some problems. One of the future problems that we, as a civilisation, will face is the increased time we will be forced to spend finding the ideal photo for that LOLcat we want to make. The problem, of course, is that there is an infinite number of cats on the internet. So how do we search them a Continue reading →

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The (author)shipping news

Posted on 10 May 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(please excuse the rampant self-promotion that follows)

Well well well, what do we have here?

Pathol Rev Pubmed

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In which we fail to adhere

Posted on 8 May 2012 by Jennifer Rohn

I’m trundling along here in my new lab, still trying to get everything up and running. On the tissue culture front, things have been fraught for some time, what with delays installing the carbon dioxide and nitrogen tanks, with learning how to live in harmony with the experimental prokaryotes sharing the same air space – all while finis Continue reading →

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To equate or not to equate

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Sylvia McLain

maths

One of our jobs, working in academia, is giving talks. I don’t mean teaching, but rather presenting research. Lately I have had a spate of talks to give, largely as a result of being new in my Department.

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