low-throughput

some random thoughts and quotes about organised (and disorganised) science

Friday, 30 December 2011

sniff talks to the professor

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From Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson : “But how do you know that the Observatory is on that peak especially?” asked Sniff, craning ...
Tuesday, 1 November 2011

to collaborate or not to collaborate

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A few quotes from a fascinating new book, Collaborative Computational Technologies for Biomedical Research (Wiley, 2011): Even within...
Wednesday, 5 October 2011

discoveries today are really not expected

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From the telephone interview with Dan Shechtman , the winner of The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011 : Q : What do you think your experience ...
Sunday, 11 September 2011

blogging

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I have no illusions as to how many people read my blog. True, it was never meant to be read by many, but it is always nice to be reassured....
Friday, 19 August 2011

19 August 1991

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Do I remember the August Putsch ? Yes. Vividly. Early morning Monday, 19 August 1991, I heard the news on the radio. The classical music fo...
Monday, 25 July 2011

inflated importance, unreal deadlines

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From Structured Procrastination by John Perry: The list of tasks one has in mind will be ordered by importance. Tasks that seem most urgen...
Wednesday, 15 June 2011

fit for nothing

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From The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano (translated by Shaun Whiteside): He was dressed anonymously and had the posture of...
Thursday, 12 May 2011

that’s what the degree was about

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From Studies in the Park by Anita Desai ( Games at Twilight ): My father laid his hand on my shoulder. I knew I was not to fling it of...
Thursday, 14 April 2011

chair of comparative ambiguity

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In the introduction to The Oxford Hysteria of English Poetry , which appears in his book Greatest Hits: His 40 Golden Greats , Adrian Mitch...
Saturday, 12 March 2011

scientifically produced antiscience

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From Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974) by Robert M. Pirsig : If the purpose of scientific method is to select from amon...
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