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Coming soon to Beantown

If you’re in the Boston area, check out these upcoming events. Monday, April 15, is the dreaded tax day. But on the bright side, it’s also the date for the next SciO Beantown gathering. The first was a casual & … Continue reading

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When the odds beat you

You know the odds. You see and hear the statistics – over and over and over again. You cannot help but know there’s a very good chance that your vision of the future will fall apart, that you will fail. … Continue reading

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A harebrained scheme for science careers training

Last night, I left you with a brief rambling about the point of Ph.D. training in science (tl;dr – to be a scientist; not a PI or a researcher, but simply a scientist) and a flurry of questions on expanding … Continue reading

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Creation

Somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I recall a myth of a creature waiting to devour a child just as the mother gave birth. Or maybe it was the plot line of an episode of Angel. No matter. In … Continue reading

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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

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