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13th June 2015

The 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference

Filed under: Diary — John Allen @ 5:32 pm

The 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference | June 15-19, 2015 | Chicago, Illinois.

Michael J. Russell

Michael J. Russell

Abstracts
Michael J. Russell: How the firstligand-accelerated automatic cycle gave an evolutionary trajectoryto emergent life

Elbert Branscomb, Tomaso Biancalani, Nigel Goldenfeld and Michael J. Russell: Disequilibria and Escapements; the engines that bring matter to life

Lake Michigan from hotel room

Lake Michigan from hotel room



Abstract

John F. Allen: On the evolutionary origin of oxygenic photosynthesis

10th June 2015

The Devil in the Detail | fanismissirlis

Filed under: About science,About universities,Diary — John Allen @ 10:14 am

The Devil in the Detail | fanismissirlis

A post by Fanis Missirlis on matters arising from our letter: Allen JF, Missirlis F (2012) Queen Mary: nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Lancet 379 (9828): 1785.

Who guards the guardians? And what happens if meta-guardians themselves have something to hide?

Research Assessment and REF

What is ‘research output’? Can it be measured? If so, how? What are its ‘metrics’? from Allen JF (2010) Research and how to promote it in a university. Future Medicinal Chemistry 2: 15-20.

What must one do to avoid being made redundant…?
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