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Taking a hint
Dark circles under the eyes, disheveled hair, wrinkled clothing, dragging feet, quadruple shot ultra venti redeye in hand… The image of the hard-working grad student or postdoc… Or the one about to collapse from exhaustion? We sometimes portray this image … Continue reading
Posted in balance, good laboratory practice, postdoc life
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Dreams of sushi… or science
There’s a legendary phenotype in this business. It’s that person for whom what s/he does is more than a job, more than even a passion. It’s an obsession, a sort of calling almost. Consider this example. At 85 years old, … Continue reading
Where the road has taken me
You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no telling where you might be swept off to. – Bilbo Baggins (The Fellowship of the Ring) When I started blogging over 3 years ago (and tweeting … Continue reading
Posted in blogging
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Advising on the two-body problem
Some of us choose partners with whom we want to share our lives. Partners may enrich our lives, providing support, keeping us grounded, encouraging us to dream. But partners may also complicate our lives – and we, theirs. We may find … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Favorite things: Technology for fitness
Science keeps us busy. Actually life keeps us busy. It’s easy to let one thing become so big and overwhelming that we allow it to monopolize every moment of our day. Some supervisors and head honchos even encourage this sort … Continue reading
Posted in balance, nonscience
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Ever on & on 