Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Welcome to the Scientiae Carnival for October! Here’s a great (and relevant to the theme of ‘It’s been a while — what’s changed?‘ for this month’s Scientiae) — The Bigger Picture presents us with Ph.D. Pioneers: In 2009, for the first time in the history of U.S. universities, more women than men received doctoral degrees. Reported [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these… and it’s probably about time, considering how little ‘proper blogging’ I’ve done while on the road / working as a teacher again / writing the thesis / editing anthology / writing for CSI’s website / doing podcasts… okay, maybe I have a few excuses up [...]
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Submission for April’s Scientiae: Rising to the Challenge: When I present anything using Powerpoint, I have to stop for about five seconds before I start – so I remember which hand I’m using and which buttons to press to progress through the slides. In 2006, I discovered what can happen if you overuse a computer. [...]
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Submission for March Scientiae – ‘Who inspires you or motivates you? Who would you call your role models, at any stage of your career?’ “I wanted my cancer to mean something. When I heard about a clinical trial testing a new treatment for breast cancer that offered better chances of survival with less of the [...]
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For February Scientiae – “your ideas, your dreams and your work toward a better, more equitable society”. It’s Australia Day. Today I’m going to be celebrating by doing some actual stargazing at the Southern Cross – during a solar eclipse, funnily enough! As noticed by the ‘Hoyden About Town’ blog, the Australian of the Year [...]
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Hop on over to Thesis with Children! As one door closes, another one opens. Likewise, as one door opens, another one closes. Some great entries; I particularly enjoyed those by Faraday’s Cage is where you put Schroedinger’s Cat, Unbalanced Reaction and FairerScience – head on over and find what grabs your reading interest because there’s [...]
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Entry for Scientiae: “As one door closes, another one opens. Likewise, as one door opens, another one closes.” Good news for the end of the year – I’m continuing on as a research assistant! Since we completed getting qualitative research with 200 students (and quite a few teachers and principals) across the state, I have [...]
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