low-throughput

some random thoughts and quotes about organised (and disorganised) science

Thursday, 1 February 2018

mujer pelota

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In her 2013 book La ridícula idea de no volver a verte ( The ridiculous idea of not seeing you again ), Rosa Montero wrote: Simone de B...
Monday, 3 April 2017

xièxiè, TsinghuaX

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Here’s a story: in 2015, I did my first MandarinX course and quite liked it. Last year, I did the second one. And then, when the third i...
Wednesday, 7 September 2016

the DNA journey

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Yesterday, I came across this short film , as usual, looking for something completely different at Film English . “This should be compul...
Wednesday, 10 August 2016

the romance of science

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From Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks : Scheele was one of Uncle Dave’s great heroes. Not only had he discovered tungstic acid and molyb...
Monday, 20 June 2016

collectively known as cells

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There are few things as demotivating as discovering that in the end, in spite of (or maybe thanks to) all your efforts, your students l...
Friday, 18 March 2016

evolve or perish

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In my first two-and-a-bit months working as a science teacher, there were only a few things that actually worked. And when I say “worked”, ...
Saturday, 12 March 2016

are you organised?

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I spent all Thursday evening marking their work. Friday morning, in school, I discover, to my horror, that I can’t find this pile of papers...
Wednesday, 30 December 2015

some groups of people don’t use their language properly

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From Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners by Christopher J. Hall, Patrick H. Smith, and Rachel Wicaksono: ...
Tuesday, 8 December 2015

lol my thesis

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What, lol my thesis blog wasn’t updated for a month? That sucks. According to its creator, Angela Frankel, Initially intended as a mea...
Friday, 25 September 2015

academia is a weird thing

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This is one of the best writings on research academia I’ve ever read. P.S. 2021 . It’s a shame about the author though. This week, I...
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