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Vacation reading - Mr. Squishy, Part 1
“Mr. Squishy - Part 1″ from the collection “Oblivion” by David Foster Wallace”
Sequence II - Episode 7 - Giving a talk on your work
Giving a good talk on what is you do is probably the single most satisfying aspect of a career in academia, as well as one of the very best ways of advancing your career. This week, we talk about talks and how to think about them. MindFeed: the LHC particle accelerator and its approval process. Music: “Sweet Blossom” by Robin Stine (available from Pod Safe Audio) and “Kawika” by Guava Jam.
Sequence II - Episode 6 - Junior Faculty Positions
So you want to be a professor? How to get it, what to do once you have it. MindFeed: New graphene paper, changes in precipitation. Music: “Sweet Blossom” by Robin Stine (available from Pod Safe Audio) and “Kawika” by Guava Jam.
Sequence II - Episode 5 - Travel!
Wow, they actually pay me to travel! How great is that? How a little planing helps in the friendly skies, as well as some rants about airlines. Mindfeed: Mars Phoenix. Music: “Sweet Blossom” by Robin Stine (available from Pod Safe Audio) and “Kawika” by Guava Jam.
Sequence II - Episode 4 - Postdoc
So, you’re writing your thesis, you’re going to get out soon and you want a job. Some thoughts on academia vs. industry and how to go about getting your first post doc. Mindfeed: finally, the nuclear potential from the lattice. Music: “Sweet Blossom” by Robin Stine (available from Pod Safe Audio) and “Kawika” by Guava Jam.
Vacation
I’m in Denver on my way to Rapid City for some R&R. Next week, we’ll talk about getting your first post doc and a little academia vs. industry. This week, I’ll leave you with me reading “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg. Here are the words if you want to follow along.
Sequence II, Episode 3 - Your Thesis
You are finally writing your thesis! A big, scary job. This week we talk a little about how to go about it, with useful information for not just the student, but advisor and post docs. MindFeed: Green Formula 1 and Large Liquid Mirror Telescopes (LLMT) on the moon. Music: “Sweet Blossom” by Robin Stine (available from Pod Safe Audio) and “Kawika” by Guava Jam.
Sequence II, Episode 2 - Screwed!
What to do when someone takes advantage of you. How to think about it, how to respond and how to avoid. Mindfeed: Missing Moment of Intertia, Lensing the CMB.
Music: “Pop Science” by Devin Anderson from PodSafeAudio and “Only You” by Guava Jam.
Sequence 2 - Episode 1 - Imposter!
Welcome to a new series called Sequence 2. Today, we talk about the imposter syndrome; the feeling that you just don’t deserve to be where you are.
MindFeed: Wireless energy transfer: press release, paper.
Music: “Pop Science” by Devin Anderson and “I could have loved you” by Robin Stine. All music from PodSafeAudio.
Freebie II - Confessions
Herein I confess all my sins, at least the organizational ones. What I do that works and doesn’t work.
Mindfeed: CMF Experiment .
Music: “Pop Science” by Devin Anderson and “I could have loved you” by Robin Stine. All music form PodSafeAudio.com.
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