Partly inspired by the experience, BSSRS staff member David Dickson later wrote in New Scientist magazine calling for “Community Science Resource Councils”. The idea, which sadly never took off, was a sort of scientific equivalent of legal aid. It would have provided scientific knowledge and technical expertise to minority and under-represented groups, and also allowed them […]

I’ll start off by establishing that metafilter posts are great time wasters that lead you all over the internet with nonsense trivia. That being said, I learned today that 4 years ago, it was made known that a 3 year program assisted by the Charles Darwin Foundation was deemed successful at eradicating cats from the […]