Simon Evans
@sevans.bsky.social
Co-founder of Evolutionary Ecology Group. Loves Dartmoor, Sweden, XC skiing, fell running, sunsets, knitwear, teaching & cream teas. And evolutionary ecology, obvs.
What do the practicals involve?
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
What do the practicals involve?
Reposted by Simon Evans
5️⃣ Watson & Crick 1953 paper was not peer reviewed.
It was not until 1973, when David Davies was hired as Nature's editor, that peer review became a requirement for every paper printed there.
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It was not until 1973, when David Davies was hired as Nature's editor, that peer review became a requirement for every paper printed there.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/article...
Credibility, peer review, and Nature, 1945–1990
Abstract. This paper examines the refereeing procedures at the scientific weekly Nature during and after World War II. In 1939 former editorial assistants
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 AM
5️⃣ Watson & Crick 1953 paper was not peer reviewed.
It was not until 1973, when David Davies was hired as Nature's editor, that peer review became a requirement for every paper printed there.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/article...
It was not until 1973, when David Davies was hired as Nature's editor, that peer review became a requirement for every paper printed there.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/article...
What's your favourite Oxford view, David? Mine might be this, or looking across from top of the field near the photo tree in Wytham Woods.
January 29, 2026 at 9:11 AM
What's your favourite Oxford view, David? Mine might be this, or looking across from top of the field near the photo tree in Wytham Woods.
The spires over the mist are quintessential Oxford.
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 AM
The spires over the mist are quintessential Oxford.