Is it wrong to buy publications from grad students and pass them off as your own?

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteApparently it is in China – if you get caught. Chinese academia ghost-writing ‘widespread’ This BBC article claims that “More than $100m (£63m) changes hands in China every year for ghost-written academic papers, according to research by a Chinese university.” … Continue reading

How are You Helping the Planet?

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are making a mess of our planet. Whether you are a “believer” in the so-called ‘settled science’ of Climate Change or one of those heretics that the Movement derisively refers to as a ‘denialist’, most people would agree, however … Continue reading

New Year’s Resolutions

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe make them every year – at least, many of us do. The whole notion has been so maligned that some of us have taken to keeping them private. What’s wrong with making New Year’s resolutions? It’s as good a … Continue reading