Archive for 2013

While you’re waiting for the bus April 17, 2013

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Stuff worth reading Grits and why they suck  I’m not really sure how you can write a whole article about grits without mentioning red eye gravy and not get struck by lightning. 514 Alexander Street Idea #5: Coke Studio as Exemplar of Atemporality Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground

Crying with an audience, or How to criticize your labmates

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Presenting your ideas and work in science can be really intimidating. Your audience is skeptical and skilled and you know just enough to know how much you don’t know. I’m afraid of crying when stridently criticized during a presentation. My fear of that happening was recently somewhat alleviated. To get upset enough to cry, I’d have […]

You’re wrong, but thanks!

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I’m getting closer to defending my thesis proposal, and I presented my questions and methods to my lab group recently. I was really excited that they had so many ideas and questions about my project. One of the things the group was most concerned about was that I don’t have a plan for validating one […]

Journals do open access like gramma does email

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An elderly relative once sent me a card in the mail letting me know that she’d sent me an email. When we try to use a new tool without understanding the purpose of the tool, we can end up looking silly. Which is fine if you’re my Great Aunt Dorene forwarding me every email that’s […]

While you’re waiting for the bus April 13, 2013

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Stuff worth reading CoutureSQD launches its ‘Netflix for clothing’ service (exclusive) I really like this business model. Also Mary Wu is kind of awesome. Magnolia season has begun I don’t know which botany professors enjoy more: tricking students, or complaining about students for being tricked. Either way, botany profs are the best ever. when engineers […]