Wilkins in foreign climes 27 Feb 2008 Well, actually the weather in Tempe, Arizona, seems to be very much like the weather here in Brisbane, but that’s where I’m going. For a couple of weeks. Also in Salt Lake City. So blogging shall be sparse unless I get inspired at the Systematics and Biodiversity workshop, as I surely shall. And then to Utah to the Edges and Boundaries of Biological Objects Workshop, at which I’m not presenting ‘coz I didn’t know I’d be in the States early enough, but I’ll be a gadfly to those there, I warrant. So expect even less blogging than before. I’m even lecturing while travelling (the course is presented electronically) so my mind will be full (which, before any of you say it, doesn’t take much). Administrative
Administrative Ideas for papers 19 Jul 2009 So I was reading through some of my colleagues’ bibliographies recently and getting mildly depressed at their productivity relative to mine, and wondering, what can I do to publish more papers? And it hit me: I need to write my papers in haiku. When I recovered from that image, I… Read More
Administrative Travel funds 18 Mar 2011 I have, as readers know, no actual position right now. This also means that I lack all travel funds, but there are several events in America in June, ISHPSSB and the 2011 Evolution Meetings in Oklahoma, that I would love to attend and present at. Anyone got any ideas about… Read More
Administrative Lazy Manager Theory 18 Nov 2009 Some people have asked me how I did a PhD, and wrote and taught a subject, while I was also manager of a department of graphic artists, receptionists, and animators, and did the annual report and various other publications. The answer is: Lazy Manager Theory The principle is: if you… Read More