Author Archives: Chris Rowan

US Immigration: Computer says No

I managed to fly directly into Raleigh-Durham yesterday. The flight arrived on time, I hadn’t checked any baggage, and I was feeling even more optimistic about getting to the hotel before the evening kicked off when I realised that most … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery, ranting

Coming to America

The time has come for ScienceOnline09, and I’m getting up at a ridiculously early time to catch a plane across the Atlantic. I’ll probably get no sleep, and I’m not going to want to look at my bank balance for … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery

Blogging Transitions: academic blogging when people know who you are

There are pitfalls – but is it still possible to stand up for change?
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Categories: academic life

Expanding Earth “Philosophy”: Fail

Or should that be FAIL?
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Categories: antiscience, general science, geology, tectonics

Supercontinent cycles 3, Expanding Earth 0

I have one word for expanding-earthers: Avalonia.
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Categories: antiscience, geology, past worlds, tectonics