My office 12 Feb 200918 Sep 2017 The University of Sydney is covered with modern buildings, but it also has a few that date back to the 1850s. As it happens I’m located in one. It has no heating, cooling, or internal toilets, but look at it: My office is the two windows to the right, on the floor above the arch. I don’t know if I will do any good work here, but it won’t be for lack of tradition. I can even deal with the carillon exercises immediately above my head each day. Administrative
Administrative Wilkins back in Portuguese 14 Aug 2008 Thanks to the editor of Trends in Ecology and Evolution, and the permissions department of Elsevier, my scientific blogging article is up again in Portuguese. At no cost! Thanks folks. João Carlos at Chi vó, non pó, translated it and hosts it. And it’s all legal and above board. Read More
Administrative Gratitude and humility 25 Oct 201125 Oct 2011 I sent this out this morning to a slew of folk: Dear all I am sending this to you as a mass mailing because I have been overwhelmed by the sheer number and generosity of donors since my pathetic begging letter. God, by the way, has told me that he… Read More
Administrative Hi. I’m John, and I Tweet 22 Sep 2009 Yeah, I know, I’m a follower, not a leader these days*. You note that I have given into the Twitterpated Tsunami, in the side bar. My username is john_s_wilkins, because I’m really, really unimaginative. I still don’t know what it’s all about, but I will learn. * I knew that… Read More
If it does, my lateral aphasia prevents me from noticing. [This is turning out to be Medical Revelations, isn’t it?]
If it does, my lateral aphasia prevents me from noticing. [This is turning out to be Medical Revelations, isn’t it?]
If it does, my lateral aphasia prevents me from noticing. [This is turning out to be Medical Revelations, isn’t it?]
Hey! I thought everything in Australia was upside down, but here it appears to be only tilted about 5 degrees. I hope that you have velcro for your Mac Book so that it doesn’t slide down your desk….
Two windows? TWO!? I thought philosophers were stored in the basement, to be dragged out on special occasions.
Two windows? TWO!? I thought philosophers were stored in the basement, to be dragged out on special occasions.
Two windows? TWO!? I thought philosophers were stored in the basement, to be dragged out on special occasions.
So if there are no internal toilets, what do you do? Go outside. There are toilets accessible from the quadrangle…
So if there are no internal toilets, what do you do? Go outside. There are toilets accessible from the quadrangle…
So if there are no internal toilets, what do you do? Go outside. There are toilets accessible from the quadrangle…
Oooh! I wonder if the Skeptic Zone podcast might meet up with you one day to talk about Science blogging? That’d be cool! 🙂