Yearly Archives: 2008

The die is cast

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Chris Rowan

When I initially signed up for ScienceOnline 09, I really wasn’t sure that I could afford to go. Now that I’m back in the UK, it’s a bit less of a financial drain to get to the US than it … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Single-celled trace fossils?

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Chris Rowan

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

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

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?

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Chris Rowan

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

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Chris Rowan

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