"We're almost there and nowhere near it. All that matters is, we're going" - errements culinaires et pseudo-artistiques d'une dilletante à DC.
In the words of a colleague, a career in academia is a long string of failures sometimes, and sometimes only, interrupted by success. I had one such success two years ago when I received my coveted job offer. Since then... I wouldn't say it's been downhill...
Lire la suiteI recently came accross this essay about procrastination. I found it quite interresting in general, and in particular it helped me articulate the main issue with my professional situation: I lack much needed time to procrastinate. I think I view procrastination...
Lire la suiteCe post fait suite à deux autres, qui évoquaient la consommation de cafféine et l'utilisation du jacuzzi et du sauna. Dans ces deux cas, une étude rapide de la littérature montrait que les interdictions fortes associées à ces activités pendant la grossesse...
Lire la suiteI read a few blogs written by academics with great interest as they address issues related to research, student supervision, grant writing, publication, work-life balance and much more. One topic of particular interest is that of women in science, which...
Lire la suiteLast week, I attended the new employee day at my institute. It was quite a contrast from the last shindig of the sort that I had the privilege of attending two years ago. No flags, no pledging. What they told us was, in essence: "Congratulations. You...
Lire la suiteWe have been back for over 6 months now, and yet I still feel completely overwhelmed by... life itself, it seems. At this point, it is hard to pinpoint the problem: is it adapting to a different country, a different position at work, being a parent? Was...
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Just like Harvard, Princeton and Yale, French national research institutions send their good news in big enveloppes. As can be seen from the photo below, exhibit 1 (top) contains a letter from the AO supervising hiring procedures: "I regret to inform...
Lire la suiteFor today, it was confirmed that I achieved the single most difficult goal in my career: I got offered a permanent position at a national research institution in France. Pinch me now! Besides being extatic and excited, there are two things that I want...
Lire la suiteApres le mythe de la caffeine, l'utilisation du sauna et du jaccuzzi semble arriver en bonne place dans les interdits rabaches aux femmes enceintes. Comme pour la caffeine, j'ai donc regarde ce qu'il en etait sur PubMed, tout simplement. Une revue parue...
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Je decouvre par mes collegues et amies que les gynecos recommandent unanimement un regime absolument draconien pendant la grossesse. Ainsi, la consommation de caffeine serait prohibee sur la base d'une serie d'etudes dont la plus recente, parue dans Am...
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