I have this friend, let’s call him V for simplicity purposes. He is obsessed in awe with Elon Musk. And he is now asking everybody, how can we change the world (thanks V, I was in need of extra pressure on that one...not). But this post is not about Musk, nor about V. Is about...

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Hello everybody, today is not a discussion day but a survey one! If you are reading this, chances are you love data. Well, Dr. Paige Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench) wants some more data ;). I will quote the people from Science Borealis: We are pleased to be partnering with Dr. Paige Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench) for this project. The...

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Today I want to talk about “sexy” headlines. You know, the ones that grab your attention and make you open that link? The ones that are too scary to pass by? Sadly, most of the headlines of this type, in science articles, might be eye-catching, but not fact checked. Because a lot of the time...

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Last Saturday I was listening to the Nature podcast while working at the lab (wow, that sentence makes me sound like such a party animal, doesn’t it? Carry on) and through the episode, Davide Castelvecchi was talking about his profile on Shinichi Mochizuki and the mathematician’s proof to one of the most famous and important...

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The Science Center of Montreal.Last weekend I had the opportunity to work as a volunteer at the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) annual conference. It was hard work with Saturday having me almost a full 12h on my feet (day started at 6h30) and Sunday being a full day as well, albeit, being...

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One thing I should probably get out of the way is that I absolutely love Margaret Atwood. To this day I have not read something by her and not enjoy it. Her work on speculative fiction and science fiction is amazing, in my own opinion. So when my mother-in-law gave me the box set for...

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I was very exited about reading Undeniable. Since I didn’t grew up in the US, my first knowledge of Bill Nye and his show Bill Nye the Science Guy came after I was at least in my early 20s. Hence I did not get to experience his effect on science appreciation as a kid but...

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As I am writing this post I am officially less than a year away from finishing my PhD, including my defense. I am happy and at the same time nervous. Every day that passes is one day less to finish an experiment or for my committee to correct my thesis. Mostly I keep wondering if...

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I recently finished reading "The Birth of the Pill" by Jonathan Eig (if you are interested in the review, you can see it here) a nonfiction about what it took for this, now, common contraceptive to be discovered and approved, at least in the U.S. It was an interesting read, both for me as a...

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I've told you before that I want to go into scientific communication. One of the things I am trying to do more and more is to work on my editing abilities and for now the chance to do so comes by reading other people's article drafts. Having people read your work, especially when it's not...

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