Category Archives: rants

So-called Science

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

What message did you infer from my choice of title? Perhaps that I am going to talk about something that is posing as science – pretending to be the real deal – but that is actually some kind of quackery … Continue reading →

Posted in communication, English language, rants, science | 2 Comments

Reasons Not to Believe – Part 1

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I had an interesting email a few years ago from a collaborator who had recently co-authored the first paper to come out of my postdoctoral research. He had Googled himself, and our paper had cropped up in some unexpected places. … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, creationism, rants, Reasons not to believe in lies, science | 6 Comments

Why I got out of research

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My last post explained how I got into research. This post concerns why I got out*. I loved many aspects of bench research. I think that performing original research is a privilege that few people are lucky enough to experience. … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal, rants, science | 10 Comments