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Epijournals2 comments

javirl wrote 3 months ago: I hold the theory that ideas are much more social than we think. When the time is ripe, they simply … more →

Tags: Scientific Publishing

On physics, maths and tenure in Spain4 comments

javirl wrote 8 months ago: The following dialogue, its situations, characters and institutions are completely fictional. Or alm … more →

Tags: Teaching, dialogues, University

灌水不是什么新鲜事儿

H. wrote 8 months ago: 最近查老文献。一篇的开头这样写道: “In several recent papers (接着作者reference了好几篇自己的文章) we have entertained similar the … more →

A personal dream: Journal of Physical Insight5 comments

javirl wrote 1 year ago: Just a week after I published my post on the scientific publishing industry (#occupy_scientific_jour … more →

Tags: Crazy ideas, Jedi Masters, Scientific Publishing

#occupy_scientific_journals25 comments

javirl wrote 1 year ago: The main aim of this post is to propose a peer-review system on the ArXiv. We need a revolution in t … more →

Tags: Scientific Publishing

SfN Meeting 2011

H. wrote 1 year ago: 累 于是找一个舒服的地方,看着巨大落地窗外灰蒙蒙的天。码字。 第二次来参加神经科学年会。 神经科学年会今年已经是第41届了。关于这个会的历史我还真没有什么了解。我不少饶毅那种把历史的来龙去脉,各种八卦 … more →

Neutrino jokes (and more)4 comments

javirl wrote 1 year ago: To be honest, I do not expect much from all this neutrino fuss. I bet that, when the dust settles do … more →

Tags: little grasshoppers, particles, physics jokes

Hello World --First Post!

Charmmy Ka Ian Lio wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia Where facts are few, experts are many!! This can be applied in almost anything. … more →

Tags: Cancer, health, quality of life, Conditions and Diseases, patient

To leave or not to leave?

zoecournia wrote 1 year ago: A few days ago,  I was part of a very interesting debate organized by “Intelligence Squared Gr … more →

10 years in science - was it worth it?

zoecournia wrote 1 year ago: It was a blast!! (and still is…:)) People who love science know that the joy behind any, even … more →

Life versus math2 comments

javirl wrote 2 years ago: (Dedicated to Michele) The main thesis of this article is the following: hiding from life is still l … more →

Tags: History

Robots, ho!

javirl wrote 3 years ago: May I introduce you to Paquito? Less shiny than C3PO and less obnoxious than R2D2… yet a great … more →

Tags: Teaching, little grasshoppers, robotics

Merry Newtonmas!5 comments

javirl wrote 3 years ago: Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night: God said, let Newton be! and all was light. Alexand … more →

Tags: little grasshoppers, Newtonmas

> The Scientific Life - Science as a Vocation

cultuurgeschiedenis wrote 4 years ago: Date: June 16, 2009 Conference: ‘The Scientific Life – Science as a Vocation  (1600-present)’ … more →

Tags: LIPSS Conference, Events, Max Weber, Steven Shapin, Science

Life of a freelancing scientist - few observations3 comments

Pawel Szczesny wrote 5 years ago: This post is mainly to indicate that I’m alive and blogging plus I wanted to share a few obser … more →

Tags: Career, Freelancing


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