Being a parent imposes restraints on soft as well as hard power. Continue reading
Soft power and parenting
Gender equality, family life
Bad Behaviour
Nothing makes a parent smile like the sound of a child screaming… Continue reading
Into battle
Generally, the people who are good at winning wars are not good at winning the peace. Continue reading
How sexist are you really?
Simply professing a belief in equality doesn’t protect you from subliminal bias. Continue reading
A plague on both your houses
One of the hardest things about parenting are the sick days. Continue reading
Painted Ladies (a short sketch on gender equality)
What do a group of male chauvinists do when they’re required to improve the gender ratio of their study section? TIR imagines the scene… Continue reading
Weinstein, Einstein, high time
The sordid revelations about Harvey Weinstein will come as little surprise to those in academia.
Citizens of the world…pipette!
Moving is part of a modern scientific career. Nor is it uncommon to have a partner of a different nationality, to live and work abroad for years at a time, and to use a second language (often English) as a working language.
The fast-paced life of a snail
One of the best aspects of the scientific life is the opportunity it offers to see the world. Continue reading
Evolution and faith at the dinner table
The outcomes of the Brexit referendum in the UK and the presidential election in the USA have seen plenty of families being divided along political lines, but it’s worth remembering that science too can create schisms around the dinner table – and probably no topic is more divisive in this regard than evolution. Continue reading
