April 2013 – Crastina

Elisa D’Arcangelo, SSRA Gold medalist: ”Tell your story and don’t fluff it up to much”

”Sincerity is appreciated in science!” says Elisa D’Arcangelo, winner of the Student Summer Research Awards (SSRA) Gold medal at University College Dublin.

Anti-vax father gets a lecture from his daughter – who happens to be a science blogger

Science blogger Tara C. Smith recently wrote an open letter to her father ”on the occasion of his recent anti-vax Facebook postings”.

How-to & Useful stuff

Boarding Card for (nervous) speakers

The first pdf document has been added to the Guides & articles section: a Boarding Card for (nervous) speakers.

How-to & Useful stuff, Opinion & Reflection

PhD Survival Guide from Flowing Data blogger

Nathan Yau, the statistician that runs the blog Flowing Data, recently wrote a ”Survival Guide to Starting and Finishing a PhD”. Tips on making it through, what I would tell my previous self going in, and advice on taking advantage of…

How-to & Useful stuff, News & Announcements

Same story skeleton in Toy Story and The Walking Dead

A comparison between Toy Story and The Walking Dead by John Wray has gone viral on the internet. And there is no doubt that there are similarities.

How-to & Useful stuff

Quora discussion: ”Which protein is the most interesting?”

The question ”Which is the most interesting protein?” recently generated some readable replies on Quora.

How-to & Useful stuff

DNA animation more inspirational than instructional

The London-based creative agency Territory created this elegant video for BBC Knowledge. It explains the role and function of DNA. http://www.territorystudio.com/work/motion/?p=BBC-knowledge-DNA It’s fun to watch, but I finds it…

Archive for month: April, 2013