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Category Archives: Science Culture
Talking to Strangers
I was struck by an article in the Guardian written by Catherine Carr about the pleasure she derives from talking to strangers, which forms the basis of her podcast ‘Where are you going?’ (disclaimer, I’ve never listened to it or, … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged advice, Greyhound bus, Ithaca, therapy
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The Things You Don’t Know You Know
It is very easy, at any stage in a career, to look at your peers and think they have everything solved while you are wandering around in the dark. This is, of course, an illusion. They will be looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged experts, Simon McDonald
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Inefficiency as a Blessing in Disguise
In the process of tidying up my office I have managed to fill several large bins for recycling. I found many unremembered old reports. Indeed, sometimes I found multiple copies due to my incompetence in remembering where I filed the … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged comfort break, inefficiency, pandemic, writing
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Bin the Boffin
Speaking personally, I hate the label ‘boffin’. Maybe once upon a time it was seen as a positive, but not any more. The Institute of Physics is running a ‘Ban the Boffin’ campaign, as part of their Limit Less campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Institute of Physics, lumpy custard, media, stereotypes
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Nerves? We (Nearly) All Have Them
Recently I had occasion to watch a young adult preparing to make a presentation. They were incredibly nervous, but when it came to standing in front of the audience little of that was evident. Just a small amount of self-deprecating … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged lectures, questions, seminars, timing
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