I've been reading and hearing from numerous sources that it's advantageous to have cosponsors for an F32 proposal. Yet, when a postdoc colleague of mine recently contacted a program officer…
Teflon for Teeth
I may come to regret the title of this post given the chemophobia and fear surrounding fluoride and water fluoridation, but recent research suggests that fluoride may help prevent bacteria from causing cavities by creating a…
Five Minutes of Awe
http://vimeo.com/75260457 Fullscreen it. Turn up the volume. Enjoy. [Box–The Synthesis of Real and Digital Space (with Robots!)]
Wow, there must be a loooooooooooot of folks who don’t f*cking love science
Yes, the funding situation for science research and the career trajectories for PhDs are all sorts of suckery right now. I’m currently in that boat navigating those waters. So if…
Eyelid surgery
As if Julie Chen's revelation that she was pressured into eyelid surgery to advance her career--a decision for which I don't blame or judge her--wasn't rough enough, it was disheartening…
Get on your feet!
How I'm going to start my defense talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc&w=520
A brief look back on thesis writing
Last week, I handed my thesis in to my readers. So before I get back to my snake training, I thought I'd share a few observations on the whole process that may be helpful…
Words and phrases I’m kind of tired of hearing
In no particular order: 1. conflate 2. straw man 3. manufactroversy (Ok, I've only seen this used once, but I knew right off the bat that it belonged on this list) 4. correlation…
My other other name
I have another persona and his name is Wayne. “Who is Wayne?” you ask. Wayne is the one that orders the pizza. He is the one that calls to make…