Category Archives: ranting

Aetogate: the final round?

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology weighs in on accusations of intellectual thievery
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Categories: academic life, ranting

Fear and loathing in Johannesburg (but some hope too)

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Chris Rowan

My readers may or may not have heard about the xenophobic attacks that have been taking place in some of the poorer districts of Johannesburg over the past week or so, which have claimed almost 50 lives so far and … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, ranting

Archean bacterial mats under the hammer

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Geovandalism rears it’s ugly head once more.
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Categories: Archean, fieldwork, fossils, geology, paper reviews, past worlds, ranting

A planet is for life, not just for Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Connect a bit more with the planet: not just today, but every day.
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Categories: environment, ranting

Geologists in the movies: the myth of the maverick

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Chris Rowan

[submitted for The Accretionary Wedge #7] It’s a fact of life that scientific accuracy is not generally at the top of Hollywood’s to-do list when making a movie. Any scientist can no doubt recall multiple occasions when their ability to … Continue reading →

Categories: public science, ranting