Daily Archives: April 14, 2007

Medical school unloads more art

Posted on April 14, 2007 by cicada

Portrait of Benjamin H. Rand Thomas Eakins, 1874 This time around, there wasn’t much controversy. The Philadelphia medical school that sold Thomas Eakins’ The Gross Clinic has now sold a second Eakins from its collection, Portrait of Benjamin H. Rand. … Continue reading →

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How NOT to write a science book

Posted on April 14, 2007 by cicada

Cognitive Daily has a funny post on “how NOT to write a science book.” Incidentally, for those of you who avoid science books precisely because of the problems Dave bemoans, consider trying the Best Science Writing and Best Science and … Continue reading →

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