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
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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Why you might be able to make the biggest difference by doing something different.
Continue readingAnd the Oscar goes to…
Would papers – or research projects, even – benefit from copying the arts in having an official producer, director, technical director, and starring cast?
Continue readingWho’s the toughest?
Scientists like to think of themselves as tough…but is it emotional toughness rather than mental toughness that’s being selected for?
Continue readingFunding scientific ecosystem services
Shouldn’t be we funding scientists as well as researchers?
Continue readingA (peer) review of the market
Would a shop window for reviewers improve the inclusivity and efficiency of peer review?
Continue readingPower and impunity
One of the things that outrages most about the invasion of Ukraine is the sense of impunity.
Continue readingHills of Beans
“I’m no good at being noble, but it doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world” (Rick Blaine, “Casablanca”).
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Total Internal Reflection 