Category Archives: Reading recommendations

Another collection of essays

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Frank Norman

Last year I gave a shameless plug for the Mill Hill Essays that I produce each year.  Here is another plug, for the latest collection – Mill Hill Essays 2011-12. The printed booklets have been distributed (free to libraries and other … Continue reading →

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Pssst! Want something to read?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Frank Norman

Lecturer Nicholas Morton recalls his shock on being told that “Students don’t like reading”. He found this to be true – most of his students prefer computer games to books. In the Times Higher he describes his practical response to … Continue reading →

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Some interesting reading

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Frank Norman

This is a shameless plug for the annual volume of essays that my Institute puts out: the Mill Hill Essays. My justification is that a) they are interesting b) they are free to read on the web and we give … Continue reading →

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Philosophy and biology

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Frank Norman

When I was first an undergraduate, studying chemistry many moons ago, I still had some  pretension to being an intellectual.  That quickly evaporated as I discovered this intellectual stuff was, you know, HARD! But in my first year of study … Continue reading →

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Talking about stories of science

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Frank Norman

I attended my first ever Fiction Lab last week. I’ve been meaning to get along to one of their meetings for ages – it has been going for two years, meeting monthly – so was glad to finally make it. … Continue reading →

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