Category Archives: general science

What is education for, anyway?

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Chris Rowan

It’s about more than passing tests – if we do it right.
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Categories: general science, public science, ranting

Note to media: “speculation” is not a synonym for “discovery”

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Chris Rowan

breathless reporting from the AAAS conference is starting to annoy me.
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Categories: general science, planets, public science, ranting

Science Book Lovers’ Meme

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Chris Rowan

General reading for a science degree? My suggestions.
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Categories: bloggery, general science

Darwin, Deep Time and Evolution

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Chris Rowan

A geological perspective was necessary to see the true power of natural selection.
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Categories: deep time, general science, geology

ScienceOnline Day 1: generalised ramblings

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Since I’ve yet to develop the sort of mind that can blog the last sentence whilst listening to the next one, I’ve mainly kept the laptop closed and just listened and/or pontificated in most of today’s sessions. But I thought … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, conferences, general science, public science