Author Archives: rpg

In case you missed it, Richard Wintle has contributed to Alom’s project, arguing that critical thinking skills are more important now than they have ever been in human history and that these skills are part of what actually defines ‘Science’, … Continue reading →

I won’t hear a word against USyd Admin. This is an auto generated notification that your travel requisition, as below, has now been approved in www.Spendvision.com. This is an automatically generated email; please do not reply. Transactions – Approved The … Continue reading →

Cath wants to know more about me. She asked: Who or what inspired you to start blogging? How do you think your blogging style will change when you start your new job? What will you miss the most about Australia? … Continue reading →

One of the cardinal rules for students is that you don’t fiddle with stuff you don’t understand. All right, so maybe fiddling with stuff we don’t understand is part of the working definition of a scientist, but I’m talking about … Continue reading →

I get all my pharma industry news from Derek, as well as the occasional reminder of how hardcore chemists can be. But today he made me laugh, and then shake my head, by linking to some comments on an inspirational … Continue reading →

Bright was the day but my heart was grey when I sallied forth again to do battle with Medicare Burwood. Twice had I queued in the carpeted purgatory on the top floor of Westfield, and twice had I been thrown … Continue reading →

In a move that surprised me as much as anyone, my entry last year on Networking made it into the OpenLab anthology, at the expense of the far superior Stardust. You’ll be happy to hear that I didn’t abuse my … Continue reading →

When I’ve told people here that I’m moving back to the UK, some of them have said words to the effect, “In the middle of a recession? Are you mad?” to which the answer is, “Quite probably; yes.” One of … Continue reading →

Here’s a tip for anyone considering moving to Australia: don’t get sick Been there, done that. But I’ve got an extra incentive not to be sick in the time I’ve got left here (fifty days. No, I’m not counting). Here’s … Continue reading →

Although I’m not at the thing that’s going on in North Carolina, I do have my spies. And my spies say the Consensus seems to be that, outside of Nature Networks, science social networking sites are hopeless and useless — … Continue reading →