Ancient Medicine by Vivian Nutton – review from Nthposition.com, between July and November 2004
From my other medically-focused blog, here is the text of my review of Ancient Medicine by Vivian Nutton from Nthposition.com.
Category: time passes
In which I discover Mavis Beacon Isn’t Real
You can learn something new every day. Years ago, I learnt touch typing and sporadically honed what skill I have with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. I always vaguely assumed there was a real…
Cahir’s Titanic Memorial
Cahir has a number of memorials; previously I featured the memorial to Crimean Bob, “a veteran troophorse.” There is also the memorial to the Blind Piper, Edward Keating Hyland In…
#inktober2018 Day 2 – “Tranquil”
#Inktober continues and today’s prompt is “Tranquil”. Here is a selection of tweets with pictures on the theme: Inktober Day 2.- Tranquil#inktober #Inktober2018 pic.twitter.com/aCxSLVROAB — 🎃Saulol Sandoval🎃 (@Saulol_Sandoval) October 2,…
All September’s #ExtinctinIreland posts in one handy page
As demanded by absolutely no-one, here are all the posts I have done this month on species extinct in Ireland since the coming of humanity…. Extinct in Ireland: September 1st,…
Extinct in Ireland, September 28th – the golden eagle
One of the most celebrated re-introductions of recent years has been the Golden Eagle. This has been one of three species – along with the Red Kite and the White-Tailed…
Extinct in Ireland, September 25th, the mud pond snail, Omphiscola glabra
The common understanding of “extinct” is, well, “no longer existing as a species.” So therefore most people may think “extinct in Ireland” means “never found in Ireland.” Looking into the…
You are not a product: Phil Lawton on Dublin as a hyper-competitive city
Back in 2015 I attended the inaugural symposium of the Health Research Board’s Trial Methodology Research Network (TMRN), which I blogged about here. The meeting (which was excellent) was in the…
Séamus Sweeney 