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(the title refers not to this —although you might be forgiven for thinking so—but to this. In case you wondered.) If you follow the instructions, you might get decent status. Even if you don’t, yesterday I split my HEKs for … Continue reading →

h2. This is not a theology weblog. I thought I’d put that up there, just in case it wasn’t obvious. Generally I write about science–or scientists, at least–but Dr Isis reminds me that I’ve been thinking about the relationship of … Continue reading →

network.nature.com/blogs A collection of blogs on the science journal Nature’s site. The writing can be prone to that whimsy and jollity to which scientists often resort when trying to be “accessible”. But, otherwise, a fantastically informative site. Where else could … Continue reading →

It’s still Friday somewhere in the world. I was taken back to my school days in the lab last week. We have a visiting post-doc, originally Geordie but attenuated by years of living in Leeds. He referred to someone as … Continue reading →

˙ǝɹǝɥ ɟo ʇsɐǝ sǝuoz ǝɯıʇ oʍʇ ǝʞıl s,ʇı ʇɐɥʍ ǝǝs plnoɥs noʎ ‘pɐq s,ʇɐɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ noʎ ɟı ˙puǝʞǝǝʍ ǝɥʇ ɹoɟ ʇıɐʍ ʇ,uɐɔ puɐ sɹǝƃƃnq ʎzɐl ǝɹɐ suɐılɐɹʇsnɐ ǝsnɐɔǝq sı sıɥʇ ˙sɹnoɥ ɟo ɹǝqɯnu ʇıƃıp-ǝlqnop ɐ ɹoɟ uǝǝq sɐɥ puɐ ‘ʎɐpıɹɟ … Continue reading →

I took some advice this morning and … didn’t do an experiment. I decided my very young apprentices should take up the slack, and I’ve given them instructions. This is hard for me — I feel guilty because I’m getting … Continue reading →

bq. My friend Jenny and I are moving in perfect reciprocity at the moment, so we thought it would be entertaining to plot our opposing curves simultaneously. I am leaving science for a career in publishing, funnily enough at the … Continue reading →

I see that Henry is giving Stephen lessons in poetry. I’ve never claimed to be anything but an amateur, although a kind correspondent did give me a copy of Fry’s The Ode Less Travelled a couple of weeks ago. Rather … Continue reading →

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The tyranny of biology Leads to asinine hagiography: Gallileo brighter; Einstein quicker; Copernicus smarter; Newton slicker. Bright stars all, their ideas distinguished; Blazing lights not to be extinguished. None could deny that Darwin’s gift Rightly is termed a paradigm shift … Continue reading →