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Thanks for that. The policing of content by journals is pathetic. Check lists that nobody checks. You can declare whatever you want. The biggest problem is that, for field leading journals, to become their editor in chief you need to be a 'big shot' (gramts and papers). Such people are...

Cheers! My knowledge of 'old' philosophy comes largely from Russell's 'History of Western Philosophy'. I'm not bothered about learning more because a lot of the old guys were apparently dishonest (shaped by their time, their belief in a god, etc). Of course, as a scientist, I am attracted to the...

Cheers. It resonated for me with our present situation. I am a keen advocate of the pursuit of truth, and accept that the truth is often impossible to identify, but it certainly exists, and it strikes me as a human duty to seek it. If one is not that fussed, fine. The dangerous people are those...

There is a huge irony in this presentation. In the Q and A the bloke in the top left . . . .well, it is only heresay....and in this case it affected only the career progression of the man himself (upward, clearly). But.... If you work on unimportant research and nobody cares, you can get away...

This is relevant to covid and everything. Peter gave this lecture today for the ISHR (international society for heart research). This may shock some of you. Peter's 'career' has been damaged by his integrity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awmWaOKLj9U&t=2s