Category Archives: links

Philosophia Naturalis #9

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Charles Daney over at Science and Reason is so up-to-date with his summary the latest and greatest physical sciences blogging, he’s even summed up the blogospheric reaction to the discovery of Gliese 581b and c. Go check it out.

Categories: links

Tales from junior academic land

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Head over to the the third edition of What’s Up, Postdoc? for more musings from us poor and downtrodden postdocs and PhDs. You could also go and read my latest column at Naturejobs while you’re at it – it will … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, links

Philosophia Naturalis #

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Technical mishaps delayed the publication of the latest edition of the physical sciences blog carnival over at {metadata}; technical problems have also delayed my plugging of it (my internet connection is currently flickering on and off like a faulty streetlamp). … Continue reading →

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Want to know about Monazite? Then phone a friend

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Chris Rowan

At the beginning of the week, I came across this story, about the new ‘Ultrachron’ machine (developed by Michael Williams and Michael Jercinovic at the University of Massachusetts), which seems to offer some exciting possibilities for extracting the detailed tectonic … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, links, rocks & minerals

A day in the (scientific) life

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Whilst we’re on the subject of worthwhile memes, I’m reminded of Lab Lemming’s quest to get scientist bloggers to explain to their readers what, exactly, they get up to in their day jobs. An idea well worth reinvigorating, methinks, although … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, links