Mens Sana in Thingummy Doodah
Emma Pooley, who made a thrilling attack at the start of the final lap of the women’s road race and today won the silver medal in the women’s time trial, isn’t just a terrific cyclist. She is also the co-author of a scientific paper on “centrifuge modelling of the behaviour of double porosity soils”. More champion cyclists like this, please.
(Or, indeed, like the indomitable Gaul, Jeannie Longo, the 49-year old French rider, who missed out on the bronze medal in the time trial by two seconds, and who incidentally also seems to be racking up the academic qualifications.)
David Millar, three-time Tour de France stage winner, is, of course, also the author of “On Nationality”, “Market, State, and Community” and “National Responsibility and Global Justice”.
↓ Quote | Posted 13 August, 2008, 11:58 amYes, it’s remarkable how productive you can be while serving a two-year drugs ban.
↓ Quote | Posted 13 August, 2008, 12:11 pmAnyone can co-author a science paper; they credit anyone who happened to be in the lab as an author!
↓ Quote | Posted 14 August, 2008, 12:47 pmIn this case, Pooley is the second of two listed authors, so I think it’s reasonable to assume she had something to do with it.
↓ Quote | Posted 14 August, 2008, 5:01 pmhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/07/olympics.acernethercottinterview
↓ Quote | Posted 18 August, 2008, 10:00 pm(via Leiter)
Yes, although if you were that smart, it’s puzzling as to why you’d waste your time sitting in a boat.
↓ Quote | Posted 18 August, 2008, 10:10 pm