http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2009/08/02/jon/what-is-it-about-scotland-that-makes-great-scientists/ News and comment on science policy, education and media from the Royal Society of Chemistry Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2009/08/02/jon/what-is-it-about-scotland-that-makes-great-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Stephen Cairns Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:22:00 +0000 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/?p=420#comment-286 The bad weather and long winters is what helps Scotland make great scientists. The Scots spend more time in their labs, where it is warm, dry and well lit, which in turn leads to their prodigious scientific output. The bad weather and long winters is what helps Scotland make great scientists. The Scots spend more time in their labs, where it is warm, dry and well lit, which in turn leads to their prodigious scientific output.

]]> http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2009/08/02/jon/what-is-it-about-scotland-that-makes-great-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Peter Steffens Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:13:03 +0000 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/?p=420#comment-277 Scientific fame is due to access to the Center of the Earth, thanks to the greatest Scottish scientist of all, Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook. Scientific fame is due to access to the Center of the Earth, thanks to the greatest Scottish scientist of all, Sir Oliver S. Lindenbrook.

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