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Morning has broken

Posted on 16 January 2012 by rpg

There’ll be more on this little project… later.

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On Versatility

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Athene Donald

I should start off by thanking CherishtheScientist  for kindly nominating me for a Versatile Blogger award (see the emblem).

The Veraatile Blooger Award

I hadn’t heard of these before, but I’m honoured – so many thanks. I find myself still thinking I’m the new kid on the block, so it feels very flattering to be accepted as a ‘professional’ bl Continue reading →

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On writing [12]

Posted on 14 January 2012 by rpg

I’ve heard it said there’s no such thing as ‘bricklayer’s block’.

The argument goes that bricklayers lay bricks, that pilots (say) fly, and that writers write. For those of us lucky enough to be paid to put one word after another to create something that makes sense (in the same way, perhaps, that a bricklayer puts bri Continue reading →

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Moving Molecules

Posted on 14 January 2012 by Stephen

Regular readers will know that molecules are my thing, that my scientific endeavours are devoted to revealing the intricate architecture of proteins — the molecular machines that sustain life.

They will also know that I have at times struggled with the problem of how to write about molecules in a way that might grab the attention of those who rarel Continue reading →

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A momentary lapse of reason—Chapter Thirteen [1]

Posted on 14 January 2012 by rpg

Chapter Twelve

The Breakup

Michel waited patiently for the barman to finish serving the group in front of him. He ordered his pint, and Toni’s wine.

“Your other friend coming back, do you think? Continue reading →

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From the pedestal – take 3 [3]

Posted on 14 January 2012 by Stephen

Earlier this week I had an interesting email from Jesse Shore, President of Australian Science Communicators, about a blog post I wrote back in 2010. Jesse has kindly agreed to let me post our brief correspondence so I’ll let him take up the story.

Dear Professor Stephen Curry,

Although I am belatedly sending you this message (I got side-trac Continue reading →

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A New Angle of View

Posted on 14 January 2012 by Richard Wintle

Late in the year just past, I bought myself a present. And I used Ebay for the first time. Richard’s entered the twenty-first century, and yes, folks, that is the first horseman you see galloping over the horizon.

Well, not quite… because the present is a camera that was made in the first half of the last century. Continue reading →

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Times past, and celebrity guests

Posted on 13 January 2012 by Austin

Though perhaps I should have called this “The Old Neighbourhood”

Many years ago – in the early 90s, to be precise –  I went back as an adult, after more than two decades, to the Cape Cod village of Woods Hole, where I’d spent three wonderful Summers as a kid at the end of the 60s.

It was a very odd experience.

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Conveying the Wrong Message [1]

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Athene Donald

This article first appeared in Times Higher Education as an Opinion piece on January 12th 2012.

Our academic lives are strongly influenced by those individuals who write letters of reference for us as we aim to move up the career ladder. Generally, although not invariably, these letter-writers are people nominated by the candidate.

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2011 in books

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, my attempts to form good habits related to my specific 2012 resolutions – plus my ongoing exercise and healthy eating goals – have already been derailed, although the goals themselves are still very achievable. I blame (in chronological order): a) a post New Years Eve party hangover that wiped out the first weekend of the year; b) Continue reading →

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