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Soft power and parenting

December 2, 2018December 2, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment
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Caravaggio, “Madonna of the Rosary”

Being a parent imposes restraints on soft as well as hard power. Continue reading →

Bad Behaviour

September 6, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
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Nothing makes a parent smile like the sound of a child screaming… Continue reading →

Into battle

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment
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Botticelli, “Venus and Mars”

Generally, the people who are good at winning wars are not good at winning the peace. Continue reading →

How sexist are you really?

March 8, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments
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Eugène Delacroix, “La Liberté guidant le peuple”

Simply professing a belief in equality doesn’t protect you from subliminal bias. Continue reading →

A plague on both your houses

January 5, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

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One of the hardest things about parenting are the sick days.  Continue reading →

Painted Ladies (a short sketch on gender equality)

November 6, 2017 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 3 Comments

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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

October 19, 2017 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 5 Comments
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The sordid revelations about Harvey Weinstein will come as little surprise to those in academia.

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Citizens of the world…pipette!

July 18, 2017 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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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.

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The fast-paced life of a snail

May 21, 2017May 21, 2017 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 5 Comments
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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

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment
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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 →

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