RandomWalkInScience

@RWiSblog

Science blogger. Scientific proofreader/editor. Degrees: biochemistry; physics; master's in pain systems (ion channels). Retired chem/phys teacher

Joined May 2015

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  1. 4 hours ago

    Petition: Give voting rights to EU citizens in the UK and Brits abroad in a People's Vote

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  2. Petition: Give voting rights to EU citizens in the UK and Brits abroad in a People's Vote . Our petition has gone live. Sign. Sign. Sign.

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  3. 6 hours ago

    Harriet Powers (1837-1910), African-American folk artist, and quilt maker who was born into slavery in Georgia, US. She used traditional appliqué techniques to record local legends, Bible stories, and astronomical events on her quilts

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Newly discovered Artemisia Gentileschi painting, Self-portrait as Saint Catherine, (early 17th century)

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  5. 6 hours ago

    Frida Kahlo. Self Portrait with Necklace, 1933

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  6. Jan 4

    Today is element 35, the only liquid non-metal element, bromine, Br. Silver bromide is used in film photography. In light, AgBr undergoes a redox reaction which deposits metallic silver (and bromine atoms), causing a darkening of areas exposed to light.

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  7. 30 Dec 2018

    Better late than never Great news that you plan to extend civil partnerships to all. We literally can’t wait. Please set your date to legislate, so we can set our dates to celebrate!”  

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  8. Jan 3

    Nazanin announces plans for a hunger strike with fellow cellmate and Human Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi It should never have come to this. Sign and share the petition demanding her release 👉

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  9. Jan 4

    Bird brains pack in neurons more densely than mammals so number of neurons in forebrain comparable with primates.

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  10. Merched y Wawr Porthaethwy cyn eu brwydr blynyddol a WI Llanfair PG - Ionawr y 1af 1934

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  11. Jan 4

    🎉 Super excited to announce that our Cantatas CD 💿 will be available to put on your shelves very soon. Pre-order your copy now ahead of release on 1st March 2019 🎉

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  12. Jan 3

    "The task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen but to think what nobody has yet thought."--Erwin Schrödinger, discoverer of the central equation of quantum mechanics, died OTD 1961.

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  13. Jan 2

    "We find that the effort researchers waste in writing proposals may be comparable to the total scientific value of the research that the funding supports, especially when only a few proposals can be funded."

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  14. Jan 2

    In the interest of promoting an understanding of the history, this scathing letter from Crick to Watson in 1967 is a remarkable document. Crick lays out a detailed criticism of the draft of Watson's "Double Helix" (provisionally titled "Honest Jim" here).

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  15. Jan 3

    Memories of Jim Watson from the gentle E. O. Wilson's wonderful memoir "Naturalist": "When he was a young man, I found him the most unpleasant human being I have ever met...the Caligula of biology...at department meetings, he radiated contempt in all directions."

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  16. One of the best pieces of writing I came across in 2018: A description of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs.

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  17. Jan 3
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    Thanks for highlighting. People can join Amnesty’s campaign to free Loujain al-Hathloul and her imprisoned colleagues here: Free Saudi women who fought for the right to drive

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  18. Jan 3

    ONLY 1DAY LEFT to sign the petition -Ensure that free musical instrument tuition is available to all schoolchildren. Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn sounds & meanings of words 🎻🎹

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  20. Jan 3

    We were very saddened at the end of last year to hear of the passing of Willie Russell, one of the founders of Scientists for Labour, and its chair from its foundation until 2010. produced a fantastic obituary:

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