Author Archives: Roger Gosden

About Roger Gosden

A British/ Canadian/ American scientist specializing in reproduction & embryology whose career spanned from Cambridge to Cornell's Weill Medical College in NYC. Married to Lucinda Veeck, the embryologist for the first successful IVF team in America. They retired to Virginia, where he became a master naturalist and writer affiliated with William & Mary. He also writes on Substack at What’s Hot in Fertility? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Gosden

Bearly in Spitting Distance

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Roger Gosden

I had to post this news while it is still fresh in my mind. Around noon today, I decided to take a break from writing and have lunch on the deck of our Allegheny Mountain home. I hoped to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, Nature | Tagged Allegheny Mountains, bear hunting, black bear | 3 Comments

Virginia Nature Journal for July

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Roger Gosden

The Garden of Eden might be a metaphor for peace and, indeed, for the whole world, but today’s gardens are shrunken images. They are lawns to highlight a property; or a pain to weed and mow; or a chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Seasons in Virginia | Tagged Douglas Tallamy, Konstantin Levin, Monarch butterfly, Stonehouse garden, Williamsburg botanic garden | Comments Off

Howard W. Jones Jr., M.D. (1910-2015)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Our dear friend and mentor died today in Norfolk after a short illness. Lucinda and I were able to exchange a few words and smiles with him in the hospital yesterday. He asked how our children are doing—so typical of … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomedical | Tagged Howard W. Jones Jr., In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, Jones Institute | 4 Comments

Trust me, I’m a Scientist!

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Roger Gosden

According to a MORI poll, nine out of ten people in England trust scientists. That’s a higher confidence level than for most professions. Apart from a few bad guys in history and fiction, the public often caricatures scientists as benign … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomedical | Tagged Arthur Koestler, John Ioannidis, Piltdown Man, professional oath, Research integrity, scientific misconduct | Comments Off

Bee-line from Virginia

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Question: When is a beehive hairy? Answer: When it grows a beard. A poor joke but it helps to kick-start a post about heating and air-conditioning. For most of the year, worker bees struggle to maintain the brood chamber in … Continue reading →