Science has a culture that is inherently cautious and that is normally not a bad thing. You could even say conservative, because of the peer
Author: Luc Beaulieu
Nature editorial on the tyranny of p-values
About time, a must read: It’s time to talk about ditching statistical significance
Dealing with E-mails in Academia II – Emails to actions to Inbox Zero
This is the second (and last) installment in dealing with e-mails. It assumes that you have read the first one, basic ethos. If you have
Dealing with E-mails in Academia I – Basic Ethos
E-mail is at the same time an efficient communication tool and a big productivity disruption that can occupy up to 23% of your daily working
Some public shaming is in order
I do not know about you, but I am getting tired and even a bit frustrated by all the e-mails asking me to come to
Start something new in 2019: schedule time with yourself!
The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn’t get along without them — Multiple sources, original author unclear As you start the
Another year is over…
I started this blog in April 2012, almost 7 years ago. During that time there were almost 214 000 views from visitors coming from 196
The Good Old Days vs. the Better Now
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. — Franklin Pierce Adams In the next week, many of you will
Christmas Gift – The Perfect Backpack
About 2.5 years ago, I decided in was time to part ways with my humongous, generic black computer/gear backpack for something a little more professional,
On New Year’s Resolution or Simply Planning any New Project
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Adopting a new year resolution, which many will do in the
Explanation of how a computer work by the legendary Richard Feynman
This was relayed to me by a colleague at work. Done at the most basic level, in a style typical to the incredible teacher that
Switching automatically between Light and Dark mode in OSX: Welcome to NightOwl!
The latest release of MacOS 10.14 introduce a Dark mode. It does look great and make it really easy on the eye at night. Personally
Do boring speakers talk longer?
According to this Nature blog post (Do boring speakers really talk for longer?), yes! It seems that having rhythm, a clear structure and sticking to
Please add to your names to the scientific community Statement denouncing Strumia’s discriminatory talk at CERN
“In this talk he argued that the primary explanation for the discrepancies between men and women in theoretical physics is that women are inherently less
Minor update to Kanban View for Cultured Code Things 3
First, Kansan-View scripts and css are now available on GitHub. Second, many thanks to Alexander Willner from Berlin, Germany for making the script fully compatible with
