A special Hallowe’en posting. Horror movies and PhD/postdoc projects sometimes unfortunately have a lot in common, with naive and idealistic young things being gobbled up by a gallery of nasties. But what exactly are the 9 types of horror lab?
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Did you really “fail” if you didn’t get something that doesn’t exist, or isn’t what you really wanted?
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Scientists like to think of themselves as tough…but is it emotional toughness rather than mental toughness that’s being selected for?
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We all love science, but what kind of Science Lover are we? Continue reading
What makes dealing with peer review so difficult is that it forces us to confront the worst conception of ourselves. Continue reading
A small linguistic adjustment could make a big difference to how we view academic performance. Continue reading
The capacity to forget past trauma can be an impediment to productive change. Continue reading
Leading a group is a career-long battle against ossification. Continue reading
It’s not just organisms that evolve. Continue reading
One of the most enduring misrepresentations in cinema is the continual conflation of bravery with fearlessness. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 