It was indeed “a year of scientific breakthroughs” ( FT View, December 31), and I would commend the FT for concluding the year on such a constructive and motivating note. I would like to add one major ...
Selective nomination is a bit like “co-option” — a device where an election is unsought or untimely. However, advisers and observers counsel that co-optees should not hold offices (chairs etc), or in ...