
{"id":2982,"date":"2019-06-20T12:40:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T12:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/an-unlikely-connection-between-science-and-travel\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T09:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T09:37:10","slug":"an-unlikely-connection-between-science-and-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/an-unlikely-connection-between-science-and-travel","title":{"rendered":"An unlikely connection between science and travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%201.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228814%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">This blog will require a bit of a leap of faith to understand how it links to science, but I swear to you it (mostly) fits in with the theme, What Lab Life is Like (WLLL).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Like Merlin in his previous blog post (<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/crossleylab.wordpress.com\/2018\/10\/27\/reflections-on-the-21st-biennial-haemoglobin-switching-meeti\/\">Reflections on the 21st Biennial Haemoglobin Switching Meeting<\/a>), I just got back from the Haemoglobin Switching Conference in Oxford, UK. Science is international \u2013 and for conferences and networking, especially for specific fields of research, travelling to conferences in the norm. My time at Globin Switching was quickly followed by a whirlwind adventure through Europe. I have never been to Europe before, but having heard about the ~24-hour flight, I knew I needed to make the most of the opportunity. And so, Lana and I packed our backpacks and explored through some of the cities on our bucket list. Featured here are some photos from my new series: Taking photos of Lana taking photos of Europe.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%202.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228815%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">I bet you\u2019re now wondering how this links with the theme. To explain, I want to take you back to when I was in Year 10 and choosing my classes for my senior year. I had bulked up most of my units with things I knew I\u2019d need (i.e. English, Mathematics, Biology, etc.) but needed to pick more subjects. My dad used to always say that I should do physics, not only because I enjoyed it \u2013 but because of the way the subject teaches you to think. I was given examples of all kinds of jobs that come out of a physics degree \u2013 analytics, modelling, banking or even physics research itself. After physics, I knew this to be true. You learn to see the different facets of things in a way that I found to be invaluable. It\u2019s not only the famous \u2018why is it so\u2019 (<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/crossleylab.wordpress.com\/2017\/09\/01\/started-from-the-bottom-now-were-here\/\">Started from the bottom now we\u2019re here<\/a>), but HOW.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%203_0.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228817%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%204.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228818%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><i>As a side note: Dad also enjoyed telling everyone after this that I studied physics at university, despite me being enrolled as a Molecular Genetics major.\u00a0On one memorable occasion, he even told the legendary Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki that he was very proud that his daughter was studying physics for which I was congratulated. Interestingly, my dad has very recently retired and is now studying physics himself \u2013 funny how these things work out!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%205.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228819%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%206.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228820%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Getting back to travelling and science \u2013 I\u2019d like to remind you of a recent movement to show people that scientists are in fact real live human beings, not cyborgs who survive only off fumes from the lab and never see the sunlight. Research teaches you a lot about being human. It\u2019s not all lessons about learning how to fail (<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/crossleylab.wordpress.com\/2018\/02\/22\/a-bonus-of-being-a-scientist-your-mistakes-sometimes-disappear\/\">Your mistakes sometimes disappear<\/a>) or how to be better in your field specifically; it helps to develop your life skills.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%207.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228821%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Like physics, doing research has taught me how to think. Lana and I planned out only the bare necessities \u2013 roof over our heads and transport, but we did this in less than a day all up. Who here has travelled with about as many plans as \u2013 fly there, get some sort of transport to hostel, stay, get back on plane and go somewhere else? Planning requires decisive action. Train or bus, can we walk with 20kg packs for 10 minutes through this city, will these coins get us to our destination? I try to teach my students to be decisive. Trust in your instincts. If in doubt, ask where you can \u2013 but the overall lesson is to decide the best course of action with the information you have \u2013 then do it. One of most valuable lessons I\u2019ve learnt during my PhD is to have some faith in yourself \u2013 try some confidence! It\u2019s not about not messing up. It\u2019s about trusting yourself to know how to fix it. There\u2019s a great quote by Harvey Specter in the American legal drama <i>Suits<\/i>, about your choices if someone puts a gun to your head, \u201c<i>you take the\u00a0gun, or you pull out a bigger one. Or, you call\u00a0their\u00a0bluff. Or, you do any one of a hundred and forty six other things.<\/i>\u201d Dear Mum and Dad, please note I did not get held up at gunpoint whilst overseas. I promise.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%208.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228822%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Speaking of risky business\u2026 Travelling somewhere new also carries with it a lot of risk. In a new city, my main concern is safety. When travelling, the advice I\u2019ve always received is to be alert and attentive to detail to ensure the safety of you and your fellow travelers. Even Sydney (home) is not always safe, everywhere, and I didn\u2019t exactly travel in a war zone, but I know the dangerous parts of the city of Sydney. I don\u2019t know what alleys avoid in the middle of London. For example, even in Paris, the city of love and light, there can still be pickpockets. Overall, staying safe goes hand in hand with staying focused. I was amazed at how much my observational skills have developed over time, which I attribute not only to my growing thoughtfulness (i.e. growing older) but also my work in the lab.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%209.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228823%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">A keen eye doesn\u2019t miss anything. It was mostly about assessing a situation in a glance and trying to take in as much as you can. Finding where we needed to go was easy. Finding places we\u00a0<i>shouldn\u2019t<\/i>\u00a0be\u2026 well, we survived without any drama. When we went through the Natural History Museum in London, I went through a memory test that simulated a woman\u2019s bag being stolen at gunpoint. It served to teach me that memory isn\u2019t perfect, but if you\u2019re focusing it\u2019s amazing how much you can pick up.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%2010.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228824%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Travelling around also reminded me a lot of performing an experiment. First you need your materials \u2013 directions, reviews for where to go and when, what currency do you need and how much. Planning these things was fun, and a bit like a day job. You don\u2019t walk into the lab for a new experiment with nothing but enclosed shoes and a dream. We had lists of things we wanted to see and how to get there. We had maps. We started every country with a walking tour. Information (just like in the case of my students) is the key to success.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%2011.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228825%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%2012.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228826%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Who knows\u2026 maybe in doing these things, we learn to be better scientists. I swear I will not write a blog on that one, although I might try to argue in lab meeting that we need a lab retreat to become better scientists.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%2013.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228827%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Now, I\u2019m not saying you need an Honours degree and a background in physics to travel overseas. Many have done it before me. Many will do it after me. It\u2019s just nice to reflect back on how many ways science (and later research) has changed my brain and my experiences for the better. But hey, I daresay we\u2019re always recruiting the best and brightest to science \u2013 albeit Molecular biology\u2026 the harder science.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/An%20unlikely%20connection%20between%20science%20and%20travel%20image%2014.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228828%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>Elizabeth Stout (<\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethbey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>@ethbey<\/i><\/a><i>) is a PhD candidate.<\/i><i> This story was published on November 2, 2018, on the <\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/crossleylab.wordpress.com\"><i>Crossley Lab Blog<\/i><\/a><i> (available <\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/crossleylab.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/02\/science-and-travel-an-unlikely-connection\/\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>), and has been republished here with permission. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog will require a bit of a leap of faith to understand how it links to science, but I swear to you it (mostly) fits in with the theme, What Lab Life is Like (WLLL). 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