A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the awesome properties of the Number 42. Here is how a perfectly ordinary number captured the interest of sci-fi enthusiasts, geeks and mathematicians.
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the awesome properties of the Number 42. Here is how a perfectly ordinary number captured the interest of sci-fi enthusiasts, geeks and mathematicians.
Getting funding for your research requires some skill with persuasion and knowing how to articulate your ideas succinctly. This short TED talk demonstrates how to integrate both to make a great persuasive argument:
Why past and alternative science communication approaches, that diverge from the West’s relatively recent approaches, should be used.
Going without sleep for too long kills animals but scientists are only just starting to work out why.
The almighty brain! … The problem is, we only get one. These TED Talks have great advice on you can do to ensure its health and well-being.
The Nature Journal group regularly undertakes a global survey of postgraduate students. I encourage you to submit your thoughts if you are a postgraduate student, or forward the survey on to your students.
Humans are on an eternal quest to solve problems, whether you realise it or not (but as a scientist, you probably do!).
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