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Teaching

Posted on 27 June 2011 by Henry Gee

Many years ago when the world was young and I was feeling depressed with my lot I wondered, as I occasionally do, whether I could cut it as a science teacher. I have had some school teaching experience, and teaching undergraduates was the most enjoyable part of my life as a graduate student (far more fun than the actual research). In the cause of s Continue reading →

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Seeking reader input on internal pre-submission grant review practices

Posted on 26 June 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I received the following email last week:

“Hello All:

As  you are aware there has been some discussion about the relevance of the form 100 as part of the grant application package. At the Department Head meeting yesterday it was decided to retire Form100.   So that means starting today, the Peer Review Form 100  is no longer required  as part Continue reading →

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Mystery Marks [18]

Posted on 26 June 2011 by KristiV

There are mystery birds, and mystery fish, and mystery skulls, and today I present mystery marks for you to identify:

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What made the marks on the hindquarters of this horse?

Bonus points if you also identify the breed of horse. Continue reading →

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Libel Reform – where are we?

Posted on 26 June 2011 by Stephen

Regular readers of this blog will be probably be aware of the ongoing campaign to reform the libel laws of England and Wales. These laws have pernicious effects in many aspects of public life — including science and medicine. They place a dangerous constriction on the freedom of scientists and medics to engage in robust debate on matters of public Continue reading →

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Put your money where your snack is!

Posted on 25 June 2011 by Steve Caplan

One of the nice things of living in Omaha is the variety of great summer camps available for kids. In the course of the last eight years here, our kids have been attending a huge number of really exciting and worthwhile camps.

One of the best of these camps is the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) series called “Aim for the Stars“. Run by Continue reading →

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Waiting for my congratulatory telegram from the Queen

Posted on 25 June 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I realised recently that I’ve:

  • lived in our current house for five years, which is longer than I’ve lived anywhere since I left my parents’ house (previous record: two years and two months in a shared flat in Glasgow during my PhD);
  • been in my current job for almost four years, which is longer than I’ve had any other job (p Continue reading →
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City Lights (Slight Return)

Posted on 24 June 2011 by Henry Gee

I regret to announce that cromercrox, for it is he, deleted the original version of this post, entirely by accident. Here it is again, dragged out from some cache or another, though of course without all y’all’s insightful comments. We apologise for the inconvenience.

A few nights ago I was reading a bedtime story to Crox Minima. Continue reading →

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What Will the Future Look Like?

Posted on 23 June 2011 by Athene Donald

What follows is a book review I have written for the Times Higher Education Supplement (THE) published today.

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 By Michio Kaku Allen Lane, 416pp, £22.00 ISBN 9781846142680 Published 5 May 2011

 

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City Lights

Posted on 23 June 2011 by Henry Gee
A few nights ago I was reading a bedtime story to Crox Minima. The story was The Tale of Johnny Town Mouse, a Beatrix Potter classic. The tale isn’t really about Johnny Town Mouse – it’s more about Timmy Willie, a field mouse from the country who gets transported to town by accident in a hamper of vegetables. Once in town he meets Continue reading →
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Trees do the darndest things! (Part II)

Posted on 22 June 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

TREE HUG!

Awwwww!

(Part I is here, if anyone cares to relive the horror). Continue reading →

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