Organising data is a huge part of research. We organise our resources, our data, our samples, and if you’re as crazy as I am, you even organise your supplies and supplier data. It’s part professionalism, part achievement, part competition to see how efficient we can really be. I could organise it on my desktop, but …
Have you ever wanted a home lab? If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent your life trying to make room for various things you want to do. In my world, science was no exception to the rule. I was usually trying to find space for some experiment or another. It’s a constant struggle, and one …
I often hear the complaint, “Their heart just isn’t in it” or “I’m not entirely sure the new guy understands what’s going on. I don’t get it, his degree suggested he did.” The problem isn’t the business. The problem starts much earlier on in the educational institution. In 2013 came the startling announcement (Paton, 2013) that …
Editor’s note: This post has been updated and broken links removed. Please see our policy on broken hyperlinks for more. With recent fiscal challenges and public misunderstandings about science, the Acting Director of the National Science Foundation, Cora Marrett, pleaded the case for scientists to begin speaking out and doing some public relations about their research. The …
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If a day doesn’t go by that you’re trying to get as much done as possible, yet still retain your sanity, then you’re probably still not in the business mind frame. You know the one where you have a giant list of things you want to do, a slightly smaller list of things you have …
A tradition in my family is to sit around in the evening with your favourite beverage and tell stories. We often gather with tea, coffee, Scotch, or something else that we might be fancying that day and trade tales about our day, our past, and older stories from the past. My favourite stories to listen …
“I am reading a pop-sci book called Pandora’s Seed, which looks at how our genetics tie into our cultural inheritance. In the preface Spencer Wells starts discussing the why behind his book. The why, is of course, rooted in the question âwhat impact does this research have?” This is a good question for all of …
Language is probably the most important thing we have as human beings. It allows us to share ideas, feelings, thoughts, and news. We use it every day to communicate who we are, what we believe in, and express our emotions and desires. In communicating science, it has an additional dimension to it, whereas it shares …
We know it’s possible because Insanitek is proof. Grace, our CEO and founder, wrote a wonderful post on what she’s gone through to get this far. However, she’s not the only one making that leap of faith with no money. Forbes shows that it’s also a trend that’s on the upswing with a demonstration of 20 …