It seems that most scientists only have temporary careers 😦
Yes, as we suspected, competitive grant writing is inefficient and wastes scientist’s time
Stephen Heard explains how William Caxton inlfuenced how we report statistics
You don’t need fossil fuels to keep the economy running
Drawing specimens (rather than taking a photograph) is the best way to learn about morphology and taxonomy
Continuing with the botanical theme, plant blindness, yes it is a thing, probably worse than insect blindness which I have written about in the past
Incredible blueness – Ray Cannon on butterfly wings
Electrifying – flying spiders
Earwig wings – real life origami
Don't Forget the Roundabouts 
A particularly good list this month. The spider findings were really fascinating. The figures on the career half lives for scientists was disheartening.
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As usual thanks for your latest gleanings. The article on academic survival prompts the question on why (it seems to me) most scientists appear socialist in outlook.Supply and demand may be at work in terms of tenure but does that implied dissatisfaction lead to left wing reaction?
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It could be that those of us going into science are not doing it for the money, but for the common good, which may mean we are already more socialist before we begin our careers than most other professions?
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