Skip to content

Total Internal Reflection

Science seen from within

  • Home
  • Mandate
  • About me
  • Artwork
  • The Name

Month: January 2021

A burden of proof (Angelika Amon, libel, and the scientific record)

January 31, 2021February 1, 2021 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
1988 IMP photo.jpg
Two high climbers and a rising star: Kim Nasmyth and Gustav Ammerer talking with Angelika Amon in 1988

An incident in the career of the late and sorely missed Angelika Amon illustrates an ugly truth about scientific publishing. Continue reading →

Don’t be falling down

January 24, 2021 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
Sense of Hearing, Philippe Mercier_crop.jpg
“The sense of hearing”, by Philippe Mercier

A group leader carries the responsibility of securing funding for the group, but it’s a burden, not a secret. Continue reading →

The wonderful life of protocols

January 14, 2021 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment
PXL_20210114_121136449~4 copy.jpg
Artwork by Mark Palfreyman

It’s not just organisms that evolve. Continue reading →

2020: TIR’s year in review

January 2, 2021 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

Icon.jpg

A look back at our record-breaking 5th year. Continue reading →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Categories

  • Coronavirus 2020
  • Funding
  • Gender equality, family life
  • How to…
  • Life at the bench
  • Mentoring, teaching
  • Publishing
  • Racism in academia
  • The world of science
  • Uncategorized

TIR on Twitter

My Tweets

Recent Posts

  • Turn to stone
  • Long journey into light.
  • Miso Soup (the origin of life)
  • Potential Difference
  • The 9 types of grant reviewers

Recent Comments

Additional reads in… on A burden of proof (Angelika Am…
Potential Difference… on Doubtful confidence
The 9 types of acade… on The 9 types of grant revi…
The 9 types of grant… on The 9 types of academic a…
The 9 types of grant… on The 9 types of peer revie…

Archives

  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×