An incident in the career of the late and sorely missed Angelika Amon illustrates an ugly truth about scientific publishing. Continue reading
A burden of proof (Angelika Amon, libel, and the scientific record)
Author: Brooke Morriswood
Don’t be falling down
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
It’s not just organisms that evolve. Continue reading
2020: TIR’s year in review
A look back at our record-breaking 5th year. Continue reading
TIR Christmas play 2020: The Clown (year 4)
TIR, unfortunately, doesn’t produce Christmas plays any more – but if we did, this would be our offering for 2020: a satirical retelling of Netflix hit series “The Crown” (season 4). Continue reading
Protect your head
Rugby and motorsport are taking head trauma seriously – will science do the same? Continue reading
Great scientists, great women – Part 2
After the recent sausage-fest of “Great scientists, great moustaches”, TIR turns its attention to the female of the scientific species: less hirsute, but no less remarkable. Continue reading
The great comeback
Thanksgiving’s status as a harvest festival could take on a grisly new meaning. Continue reading
Great scientists, great moustaches IV (a Movember posting)
In our 4th instalment of this series celebrating male top lip grooming, the dizzying and intoxicating variety of facial hair, and the brilliance of the people sporting it, we once again take a look at some great minds, and the moustaches that went (just) before them. Continue reading
Science on the ballot
Scientists are fond of saying that science isn’t political, but when they say “political” what they really mean is “partisan”. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 