October 2009
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Born to Run (for donations)
I feel a bit guilty about using the blog for this sort of thing, but… if you’re one of the lucky people feeling flush this season, and not otherwise philosophically opposed, you might want to consider donating to the UK Blue Cross (“Britain’s Pet Charity”) in support of my attempt to run the London Royal…
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Back to Life, Back to Reality
While I’ve been galavanting across Europe and the USA, the ongoing UK science-funding crisis has entered a new, possibly even grimmer, phase. The STFC itself is so strapped for cash it will only be issuing grants lasting until October 2010, instead of the usual two or three years. This is rumored to be engendered by…
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Born to Run
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Finishing off my summer of aging-but-still-strong rock ’n’ rollers and jazzmen, I pilgrimaged to New Jersey, the state of my childhood and adolescence, to see Bruce Springsteen play Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands, one last gig before they tear the place down. I’ve seen Springsteen a few times before: my very first concert back in…
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