Category Archives: academic life

In defence of the scientific paper

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Janet brings us some rather vitriolic criticism by Sir Peter Medewar: The scientific paper in its orthodox form does embody a totally mistaken conception, even a travesty, of the nature of scientific thought. The argument seems to be that the … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, public science, publication

June Carnival of the Post-docs now available

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Sciencewoman is hosting the latest edition of What’s Up Postdoc?, arranged around the theme of ‘Uniqueness’. It seems that yesterday’s musings from yours truly made it in just under the wire, a feat which gives them a certain meta-topicality given … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, links

Inspiration

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Chris Rowan

If there’s one thing that a scientist can’t be without, it’s ideas. A good working knowledge of your field, and its outstanding research questions, is not enough; you also need to have the imagination to exploit it. But it’s a … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life

Carnival of the post-docs

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Chris Rowan

The 4th Carnival of the Post-docs is up at Minor Revisions, whose author has really excelled herself with an voluminous collection of links – just what I needed to get through a brain-fried post-fieldwork afternoon. Whilst you’re over there, the … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, links