Category Archives: Science Policy

Impromptu Simon Jenkins spoof rallies the defenders of science

Posted on 28/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Some spoofs of Simon Jenkins following on from this.

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A Mammoth of Research

Posted on 25/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

You know, there’s so much science on TV and in the papers these days. I mean, I share in the glory of science every bit as much as people who actually work at it. I certainly know much more than … Continue reading →

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Survival of those that Fit

Posted on 09/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

See also Chapter 3.6 of Smashing Physics. I noticed the other day that suddenly more people were looking at my blog. So it goes – Wordpress give you lots of cool graphs to obsess over. However, that particular demon is a mere … Continue reading →

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Labour and STFC

Posted on 29/04/2010 by Jon Butterworth

So shortly after I wrote about the parties’ science policies and what their attitude to STFC might mean (here and here), Gordon Brown did reply to the CaSE letter, and also produced a science manifesto. He even specifically referred to … Continue reading →

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