Monthly Archives: April 2012

A first taste of the Geek Manifesto, coming this week

Posted on April 28, 2012 by markgfh

Publication date — May 10 — is now less than a fortnight away… And this coming week, a taste of what’s inside The Geek Manifesto will finally be available. First comes the serialisation. On Thursday, May 3, make sure you … Continue reading →

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Kindle edition ready for pre-order

Posted on April 14, 2012 by markgfh

The Kindle edition hasn’t been displaying on Amazon, but is now available to pre-order. There will also be a talking book. And an exciting eBook experiment… Watch this space…

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From lab bench to front bench: British Library TalkScience report

Posted on April 14, 2012 by markgfh

Last month, I took part in an excellent debate about science and politics in the British Library’s TalkScience series, with Imran Khan from the Campaign for Science and Engineering, Chris Tyler from the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge … Continue reading →

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Front and back covers

Posted on April 9, 2012 by markgfh

It’s now just a month until The Geek Manifesto hits the bookshops — it’s published on May 10. And we’ve this week signed off on the covers — with great quotes from Tim Harford, Jim Al-Khalili and Alice Roberts. Here’s … Continue reading →

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The immigration cap: victories for geek campaigning, but the damage lives on

Posted on April 9, 2012 by markgfh

If you want to understand the absurdities of the UK immigration system, and how they affect science, you could start by going to the Jobcentre Plus website and searching for vacancies in Hinxton — a small village near Cambridge. At … Continue reading →

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Some good news for science in parliament

Posted on April 2, 2012 by markgfh

Only one of the 650 MPs in the House of Commons was a scientist before getting into politics, and there aren’t very many more who even have much of a track record of a substantial lay interest in science. So … Continue reading →

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