The Divergent Association Task quickly measures verbal creativity. People who are more creative tend to think of ideas with greater “distances” between them.
Take 18 mins out of your day to watch this engaging talk from Prof Hans Rosling about the value of data, and learning to be less ignorant.
NoBadSlides offers a list of tips on how to improve your PowerPoint design and presentations.
Australia’s PhD graduates can be better utilised in the non‐academic workforce “Our research shows that 80% of job ads looking for employees with high levels of research skills did not mention the PhD as a qualification.”
AuthorAID, LinkedIn and WeChat can help to plug the connections gap when events get cancelled.
Your brain has stored associations that help it to quickly answer questions. Impact on biases?
Coding is increasingly becoming a skill needed for modern scientists to maximise their ability to analyse data. You’ve got to start somewhere, and this Nature Careers webinar is a good place to have a first look (nb: you will need to register for the webinar to be able to access the recording)
Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular?
