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April 6, 2026 pat thomson

in defence of procrastination

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Dear Reviewer

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I’ve just been published and I feel…

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lockdown diary

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guilty, as charged

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two big hassles in editing a book, and what you can do about them

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what’s at stake for an early career researcher in going for publication in a top ranked journal ?

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