Quirky and amusing quotes from F1000 evaluations, and a wave hello.
Librarians can sometimes suffer unfairly from stereotypes. But footage like that below suggests there could be much more to your average librarian than might initially meet the eye. I certainly wouldn’t like to be on the receiving end of a late fine from any of these warrior librarians! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2HJDGudAnU] See how long you can stifle…
Richard has previously mentioned my imminent departure from f1000 and it’s come to the day where I pack up my desk, hand back the security pass and read my last free copy of The Scientist. It’s been a great experience being involved in a forward-thinking project like f1000 and getting stuck into the social media…
The media faces constant criticism from medical specialists and advocacy groups whenever it trumpets the latest new wonder drug to cure any form of cancer. Many spurious claims have over the years been splashed across the UK Daily Mail’s front page, prompting backlash from organisations such as the National Health Service, Cancer Research UK and…
Sometimes there’s a real life-changing thrust to blog posts, that drives at the heart of a pivotal issue in modern society and make people question their motives, passions, opinions or even educational goals. But seeing as we’re all coming down off a post-Oscars high, let me preempt your own judgement by rating this one as…
We have previously discussed the honorable activities of the Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) and its members, including Dario Ringach whose recent paper on animal activism was highly rated by our reviewers. AMP send regular email updates to scientists and this item looked at an extremely important issue, so I am reproducing it here in…
Cancer Causes Cancer! Well, that was the headline we should have gone with. It is of course a hat tip to the Daily Mail, a tabloid publication that is desperate to tell the UK population that just about everything causes cancer. (I found that website by googling ‘cancer causes daily mail’, which is in itself…
A quick round-up of all that’s new and approved in the world of f1000. Or at least my corner of it. M’learned colleague Steve P is in North Carolina today, hobnobbing with the geeks at Science Online 2010. I decided not to go because I’d done quite a bit of travelling just before Christmas (admittedly…
Ah North Carolina, home to sweet potatoes, Krispy Kremes, Pepsi, the Wright brothers’ first flight, old-time music (whatever that is) and Venus Fly-Traps. And for four days in January, also home to the moderately sized gathering that is the Science Online 2010 conference. Skim over the program here and try to contain your jealousy at…
With most of the science media, green movement and world leader attention focused on Copenhagen and climate change right now, it would be remiss of us not to mention a new evaluation which looks at one of numerous papers promising new ways to tackle the greenhouse effect. The reviewer, Robie Macdonald, from the Institute of…
