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Was it really what you wanted? // A change is coming

September 4, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments

Did you really “fail” if you didn’t get something that doesn’t exist, or isn’t what you really wanted?

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We’ve come a long way

August 5, 2022August 7, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

The success of the women’s Euro2022 tournament is a reminder of how far science has come.

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Science’s shamans

July 28, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
René Magritte, “La Traversée Difficile”

Lecturing is not about knowing everything, it’s about being good at learning. And science’s shamans are the best at it.

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My COVID19 diary

July 17, 2022July 19, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments

I’ve heard people say that COVID19 is a bit like flu, but I don’t ever remember flu hurting this much.

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Front and centre

July 10, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
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Image taken from “Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns and Moonage Daydreams” by Horten & Allred.

Why you might be able to make the biggest difference by doing something different.

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And the Oscar goes to…

June 26, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 3 Comments

Would papers – or research projects, even – benefit from copying the arts in having an official producer, director, technical director, and starring cast?

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Who’s the toughest?

June 14, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
Coco Gauff, after losing the 2022 French Open final.

Scientists like to think of themselves as tough…but is it emotional toughness rather than mental toughness that’s being selected for?

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Funding scientific ecosystem services

June 5, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
“Small village in Ukraine”, by Konstantin Kryzhitsky (1884).

Shouldn’t be we funding scientists as well as researchers?

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A (peer) review of the market

May 18, 2022May 19, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
Rembrandt, “The anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp”

Would a shop window for reviewers improve the inclusivity and efficiency of peer review? 

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Power and impunity

March 27, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

One of the things that outrages most about the invasion of Ukraine is the sense of impunity. 

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