I’ve been thinking a lot about race lately and about labels in general. I guess this is partially due to recent US politics, but it’s moving more and more to the forefront of Read More
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Dear PhD dissertation, It’s been just over 2 months since you left my life. Two long months. I have been filling up the time with holidays and family and more recently work again. I’ve Read More
For the past couple of months, I have had this feeling that I’m supposed to pay attention to something. It has been one of those situations where someone mentions something once, and all of Read More
Sometimes doing a PhD can feel like a form of madness when you are working and mothering small needy people full time, not to mention trying to be happily married to the small people’s Read More
The current Twitter storm about grad school applications made me consider my own applications. My thoughts span more than a 280-character length, so I decided to write a blog post that I have toyed with Read More
As we come to the end of May, let us look back at all the interesting conversations that transpired in this month. The scholarly publishing world was buzzing with interesting discussions and debates such as Read More
What comes to people’s minds when you say the word scientist? Chances are most people picture a middle-aged white man toiling away in a dark, mysterious laboratory. He’s likely wearing a lab coat (Read More
This past week I (and my better half) have been down for the count, battling the pesky cold virus that’s going around this time of year. There’s nothing quite like being sick to Read More
The Shaw Prize Foundation based in Hong Kong announced the winners of the 2019 Shaw Prize on May 21. The prestigious award, widely regarded as the “Nobel of the East,” honors scientists who have made significant contributions Read More
Lately, I have been captured by the idea of putting the philosophy back into a PhD. Not a bad kind of capture (South Africans will understand). I was doing data exploration for my work and Read More
