Near-death experiences

January 31, 2018February 5, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 4 Comments

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Life in academia involves repeated brushes with imminent career extinction. Continue reading →

Words and pictures

January 24, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

Posting 96 pic.png — *Bringing a manuscript to life is a lot harder than this.*

Getting them aligned isn’t always easy.

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TIR – in the flesh (Berlin, February)

January 23, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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To boldly go

January 17, 2018January 18, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

IMG_1116 copy.jpg — *Jan Both, “Peasants with Mules and Oxen on a Track near a River” (1642-3).*

Big science doesn’t have a monopoly on the big questions. Continue reading →

Remembrance of experiments past (a short guide to keeping a lab book)

January 13, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

*Cornelis Bega – “The Alchemist”. (It’s a fair bet this dude is going to struggle to recapitulate whatever it is he’s doing. Also, his lab is a pigsty.)*

Keeping a lab book is a simple and utterly indispensable aspect of benchwork. TIR offers a few tips on how to make your record a reliable one. Continue reading →

A plague on both your houses

January 5, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

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One of the hardest things about parenting are the sick days. Continue reading →

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Month: January 2018