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Two minute descriptions of a graduate thesis, PHD Comics
I’ve now moved to NYC, and my graduate program is about to start. So I consider today’s topic to be very appropriate in how it coincides with where I’m about to go. PHD Comics ran a contest where...
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Scientists drink the most coffee?
In my forays on the internet, I saw this. Pay close attention to number 1, because that’s what I’m going to talk about. Borrowed from http://en.ilovecoffee.jp/ So apparently, my profession drinks the...
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The Simpsons on Grad School
End of the semester, going into the holidays. So how do I feel at the end of my first semester? Mostly tired. I’m sure you guys can imagine. Anyway, here’s a video comedy that gives an impression about...
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PHD Comics, Illustrated 2 Minute Thesis
Okay, so it’s not science, but it’s related to grad school and it’s really cool. This is an illustrated two minute explanation of a graduate student’s thesis project, dealing with language and culture...
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The Highs and the Lows
When I was applying to grad school, the most common thing people told me was that to successfully get a PhD, you have to be able to deal with frustration. It applies to lab work in general, too. Things...
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Snow Storms and Perspectives on Grad School
So, you guys hear about that snowstorm on the East Coast (USA)? It’s kind of raging outside my window as I write, and apparently it’s even worse in other places. I had to go out last night for my...
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Yeast through Goyte and #WHATSHOULDWECALLGRADSCHOOL
As I’m not around this weekend, this post is going to be pretty short, just content sharing, and very academia themed. First is a sort of parody re-imagining of Goyte’s song about budding yeast...
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Lab Talk: The Next Stage of Graduate School
So, good news! I have a lab. Borrowed from 31.media.tumblr.com New let me backtrack and explain what that means. As a student in a PhD program, my first year, I did rotations. This means that I worked...
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Graduate School, and the Next Hurdle: Qualifying Exams
It might be hard to tell from my content blogging, but I’m starting to slowly freak out as I head towards the next major event in my graduate school career: Quals. The first part of my qualifying exam...
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