For many, the weekend (TFI Friday!) and seasonal holidays (“Autoresponse: your e-mail will not be answered”) are a blessed respite from the grind of work. For working parents however, they signal the shift from part-time to full-time childcare. Continue reading
Lelio Orci’s working life shows how a singular talent can be leveraged to maximal success. Continue reading
A brief look back at our record-breaking 4th year (a big thanks to all our readers!). Continue reading
TIR doesn’t produce Christmas plays. But if we did, this would be our offering for 2019: a satirical scientific retelling of “Hansel & Gretel” Continue reading
More funding doesn’t mean less pressure. Continue reading
Scientific publishing is in a revolutionary phase, with some instructive lessons to draw from the political arena. Continue reading
Teaching science and supervising research isn’t just about facts, tools, and techniques. It’s also about getting people to see the world around them in a different way. Continue reading
When interview candidates come to visit, just telling the truth sometimes feels like whistle-blowing. Continue reading
Sometimes leaving home means not coming back. Continue reading
In our third instalment of this series, we once again take a look at some great minds, and the moustaches that went (just) before them. Links at the bottom of the page to the other postings. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 