Mr. Who PhD
Doctor Who? Exactly. After nearly 50 years this show is still going strong with a massive audience, and its fairly easy to see why. A time traveling alien, who looks human, has two hearts, a time...
View ArticleConfused
Ok, so I am not old, but I am a bit of a science geek, also know as a boffin. This may leave me a bit out of the so called “loop” when it comes to what is cool and … Continue reading →
View ArticleLab Life: Part 2… the Sounds of Science!
Back to the lab, and the 8 to 12 hour work days at the fume hood, or DNA sequencer, or maybe the Hadron at CERN. No mater where you are doing you science there is nearly always a universal constant....
View ArticleThe Growing Up Conundrum
What do you want to do when you grow up. I never really had a good answer when I was growing up. I would always go back and forth between different things when my teachers would ask me, from being …...
View ArticleThe Moving Stress Quandary
This whole moving thing is really freaking me out. I can’t understand why either, I am so very excited about starting graduate school again, meeting all of these new people, and exploring a new city....
View ArticleMad Scientists 101
We have all seen that mad scientist in the movies, cartoons, and comic books. The one with the giant Death Ray or laser… perhaps the one is that always in a lab coat and always seems to be a cross …...
View ArticleApplying to Grad School: Writing a Statement of Purpose
I am applying to grad school for Fall 2013, and have been blogging about the whole process. Here is a recap of what I’ve done so far (partly to make myself feel like I’ve done a lot of work): I …...
View ArticleReturn to Grad School: First Weeks Back
While my friend and the other author of this blog is working through the application process for grad school, I am three weeks into my return to grad school. So far my first weeks back in graduate...
View ArticleScience Memes
I was recently writing my statement of purpose and thought it might be a good idea to include a quote that might describe why I want to go to graduate school. Starting with something that someone else...
View ArticleTraditions in Academia
Traditions are a part of every culture, from holidays to formalities to how guests are treated. And of course in academia there are traditions that are unique to countries and continents. Since I...
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