Monthly Archives: November 2008

Single-celled trace fossils?

Remember those controversional macro- and trace fossils from the 2 billion year-old Stirling formation? They seemed to offer the intriguing possibility that multicellular life may have popped into being far earlier in Earth history than is generally supposed. However, this … Continue reading

Categories: fossils, geology

So far, this is proving worryingly true

Full arc here, here and here. I guess the more serious question is: at what stage do you say, “maybe this isn’t going to work out?” I don’t think that I could endure six consecutive two-year postdocs without feeling that … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, bloggery

When am I researching now?

I’m just about settled in in my new office at The University of Edinburgh, so hopefully regular blogging should resume soon. In the meantimes, perhaps more interesting than my geographical shift is my temporal one; starting a new project means … Continue reading

Categories: geology

Geological haikus

Things are, understandably, a bit busy for me at the moment. But a number of inter-flat hunt coffee breaks have given me the chance to scribble a couple of contributions to the haiku meme started by suvrat. Have drill, will … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery

Thrust reactivation

I’m moving.
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Categories: academic life, bloggery