Happy Holidays, dear readers!I hope you all can take some rest, let go of your research, and recharge your batteries. My plans include staying 4 days in the Ardennes in the beautiful South of Belgium.The regular posts will resume after…
Flickr Image under CC by audi_insperationFor the holidays, I hope you will enjoy some lighter reading.Recently I came to realize that there are two archetypal workhorses in academia: the shires and the thoroughbreds.Let's look at their characteristics:The ShireKnown for its…
We’ve introduced Erik Schlangen as Professor “Experimental Micromechanics”. But what does that really mean, and where does he wants the research of his group to result in? In his own words: he wants their inventions to show up when you…
Some time ago, I stated clearly why I am blogging and that I don't intend to make any money from this. However, you might have noticed the Amazon recommendations in the side bar that have shown up recently, and the…
Malcolm Gladwell writes in Outliers: The Story of Success on what it takes to be successful in life and work, and he has some very interesting arguments that provide us valuable lessons on success in academia, or success in a…
Floris Visser postulates that scientists are artists – and his opinion hit a nerve for me. An opinion that also fits perfectly in my series about the Creative process.Too often, we seem to draw a line between the professions and…
This post continues the ideas on blogging to tackle publication bias, and blogging for all academics.As USC Rossier reacted on Twitter by wondering if blogging could overtake peer-reviewed journals, an interesting discussion followed. I storified it for your interest![View the…
In my vision of the future, blogging is as much a part of the academic world as peer-reviewed journal articles. There are several reasons for blogging, and blogging as well as more online sharing, could tackle publication bias.But at the…
Wendy Lampen explains us in a very vivid language how she experiences the world. All sensations impact her brain and collide such that she has linked memories. She gives us an insight on what the world feels like when you…
Mid November I finished the first draft of my thesis, printed it and handed a copy of it to my 2 supervisors. Shortly afterwards, I headed to Pittsburgh for holidays. I intended to take my thesis print with me, and…
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