Thanksgiving’s status as a harvest festival could take on a grisly new meaning. Continue reading
The great comeback
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
MySciMoment – BAME scientists share their inspirations
A lack of visible role models can make it harder for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) scientists to feel they belong.
Here, a selection of BAME scientists tell TIR what inspired them to follow their chosen career. Continue reading
The CRISPR Nobel: back to basics
At last – the least surprising Nobel in recent memory finally got awarded. But despite its inevitability, the prize for CRISPR is still worth celebrating. Continue reading
A disunited front
Almost everybody agrees that the scientific publishing paradigm has to change – but that change might come faster if progressives could agree on what to alter first. Continue reading
Your postdoc questions answered (an EMBL Careers Webinar Q&A)
On 11th September, TIR writer Brooke Morriswood participated in an EMBL Careers Webinar with Kristina Havas-Cavaletti and Mariana de Niz on “how to choose a postdoc position”. Some of the questions asked by webinar attendees, and the panel’s answers, are below. Continue reading
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and equality
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died last week of cancer aged 87. Continue reading
Owning up
Science has struggled with contrition for a while, but the problem reflects a wider trend in society. Continue reading
Black Lives Matter – an interview with Professor Derek Applewhite
Derek Applewhite is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at Reed College in Portland, Oregon (USA), and a longstanding advocate for Black/Indigenous/People of Colour (BIPOC) in academia. He joined TIR writer Brooke Morriswood and our first interviewee and discussion leader, Calvin Tiengwe, to continue the conversation about the BLM protests, racism in academia, and positive contributions that individual scientists can make. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 