Author Archives: rpg

About rpg

Scientist, poet, gadfly

On religion

Posted on 26 August 2010 by rpg

(I speak for myself. Although I am employed by Faculty of 1000 (F1000) and this post is about the company, I am not writing on behalf of F1000: this is my opinion only.) Somewhere on the internets the other day … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | 20 Comments

On hero worship

Posted on 24 August 2010 by rpg

It’s difficult for me to say who is (or was) my greatest scientific hero. Partly, I think, because growing up I never really thought of science as a potential career (in fact, the only thing I can remember about careers … Continue reading →

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On apps

Posted on 23 August 2010 by rpg

(This is a repost of something I just wrote at Naturally Selected, because I thought it might interest you folks too.) It is no secret I love my iPhone. As a telephony device (in which I include text messages as … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet | 21 Comments

On the origin of science writers

Posted on 18 August 2010 by rpg

I got an email yesterday from somebody asking for advice on getting into science journalism. I hate things like that–I never know how to answer and am always afraid “it was random luck” might be giving away too many secrets. … Continue reading →

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On survival

Posted on 16 August 2010 by rpg

There’s a comment on my work blog that says, essentially, “fuck people: what about the fluffy animals?”. It’s funny, but perhaps uniquely in the history of Planet Earth (if not the Universe) we as humans are in a position to … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonsense, People | 14 Comments

On having it all

Posted on 15 August 2010 by rpg

I’ve seen a lot of angst about being a good father/partner, and running a successful career simultaneously. It’s something I wanted to talk about when I first started blogging at Sydney four years ago, but–heh–I’ve been too busy. Here’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Science-less Sunday | 52 Comments

On Nature Network, again

Posted on 6 August 2010 by rpg

You’ll remember last time that I wondered what the point was of Nature Network, and indeed for a few months now a few of us have been wondering whether to set up an independent blogging collective that does what we … Continue reading →

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On Nature Network

Posted on 24 July 2010 by rpg

Foreword: Everything in here has been buzzing around my head for the last few months. It has nothing at all to do with the recent trouble at ScienceBlogs.com, and the main reason I have waited until now before saying anything … Continue reading →

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On global warming

Posted on 21 July 2010 by rpg

It was pretty cold this winter, at least in the UK. Lots of the anthropogenic global warming twonks (‘deniers’ or ‘sceptics’ in other places. I say call a spade an implement for moving dirt from one place to another) scoffed … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonsense | Tagged | 3 Comments

On Scienceblogs

Posted on 20 July 2010 by rpg

Following PepsiGate, I’m opening a book on who’ll be next to jump ship. Currently we’re offering 3 to 1 on Drugmonkey.

Posted in Nonsense | 42 Comments