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Month: December 2016

TIR’s year in review

December 30, 2016 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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A look back at TIR‘s first year of operations. Continue reading →

A (biomedical) Christmas Carol

December 23, 2016 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 4 Comments
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Charles Dickens’ Yuletide classic “A Christmas Carol” is all about how the curmudgeonly Scrooge learns to lighten up and let the festive spirit in. But what would it be like if Scrooge was a scientist? Continue reading →

Nico Rosberg, Nobel prize-winner

December 13, 2016December 13, 2016 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
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For a bunch of people who are supposed to be really smart, scientists spend a huge amount of time feeling really stupid. Partly it’s a Socratic thing – the more you learn, the more you realise how little you know – but it’s also because there are few professions more in thrall to the notion of genius. Continue reading →

Sitting Pretty

December 7, 2016December 20, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 6 Comments
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Artwork by Oliver Hoeller.

Who decides who the recipients of postdoctoral Fellowships are?

Who decides who the candidates for junior faculty positions are?

Who decides whether or not someone gets tenure? Continue reading →

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