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Jack Aspinall

Jack Aspinall

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Sep 13, 2020

Pandemic Science

I believe that people, and therefore policymakers in universities and higher levels, greatly misunderstand the nature of science. The…

Pandemic Science

Jack Aspinall

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Feb 29, 2020

3 Books I’ve Read in February

February has been an interesting month. I’m now really starting to get my teeth into my DPhil and fitness training, with the corner of my…

3 Books I’ve Read in February

Jack Aspinall

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Dec 8, 2019

To increase renewables, the government must give billions to gas companies.

Power cuts were always fun when I was young. Suddenly it would go dark. Pitch black and eerily silent. After tiptoeing across the kitchen…

To increase renewables, the government must give billions to gas companies.

Jack Aspinall

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Jun 17, 2019

The Fossil Fuel Miracle

It is tempting to demonise fossil fuels as an evil that must be ousted. To paint companies that extract them as self-interested capitalist…

The Fossil Fuel Miracle

Jack Aspinall

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Jun 25, 2018

The 39th most influential Brit and how watches mapped the earth.

This post is going to dig into the story of John Harrison. The 39th most influential Brit. A title he earned, despite few knowing of him…

The 39th most influential Brit and how watches mapped the earth.

Jack Aspinall

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Apr 1, 2018

Why is the Sky Blue?

My mother insists that Google is the greatest invention that has happened in my lifetime. Not because it allows effortless navigation of…

Why is the Sky Blue?

Jack Aspinall

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Jan 1, 2018

Training Focus (I Made an App!)

Success as a student and more generally in life is tightly linked to the ability to sustain focus; specifically, the ability to sustain…

Jack Aspinall

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Nov 28, 2017

If You Read This, You’ll be Able to Focus for Hours.

In this post I’ll be explaining how I have built my ability to focus. This post is one of the simplest I will write, but the ideas are…

Jack Aspinall

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Apr 7, 2017

So running a marathon isn’t actually that hard.

Just before the start of the year I agreed to go on a run with my mate. Easy, I thought. Quick run at a low intensity, how hard can it be…

So running a marathon isn’t actually that hard.

Jack Aspinall

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Aug 23, 2016

What on earth is Material Science?

One of the first questions people ask when they meet you is ‘what do you do’ or ‘what do you study?’. I take a deep, deep breath. ‘I study…

Jack Aspinall

Jack Aspinall

Working on next generation lithium batteries as a DPhil Student at the University of Oxford. Masters Graduate of Materials Science. Write mostly about energy.

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