Month: July 2008
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A missed opportunity
I received a very tempting offer today: A friend of mine, who’s faculty at a major research university here in London, invited me to become a guest lecturer for the next spring term and take over a class in consumer behaviour. It would have been seven sessions, three hours each. I always enjoyed teaching, and…
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If scientists were tabloid fodder
And now for something completely different. Do you know 14? 14 is an artist who satirizes celebrity culture on her blog Gallery of the Absurd. Here’s my favourite of her paintings: For months the world has been anticipating the arrival of the Brangelina baby. Tabloids and bloggers have been speculating that this baby is destined…
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An excellent EuroScience adventure, Part II
After writing so much about the other fun speeches, sessions, and things to do at the ESOF2008, I didn’t manage to talk about our own session, “Euroscience’s Interactive Workshop: Development of a virtual network custom designed for scientists”, which took place on Monday afternoon. The sessions was started off by Professors Peter Westh and Roberto…
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Defending fair use
I wanted to write up Part II of our EuroScience Adventures today, but unfortunately, I didn’t manage to – look out for them tomorrow! However, I came across a very interesting (and, at the risk of sounding pompous, important) video today. It describes how Chris Boulton‘s thesis was repeatedly turned down for publication because its…
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An excellent EuroScience adventure, Part I
Well, what can I say! The EuroScience Open Forum 2008 in Barcelona has turned out great so far. Due to its considerable greatitude and excellent greatishness, Jan decided not to let me have all the fun by myself and joined me yesterday. On the downside, the heat and travel stress didn’t exactly help me get…
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