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Adaptable adaptations in research

Working as a researcher is a job that requires a lot of adaptability. This is understandable given that the core of the scientific method could be loosely described as “I recon this might happen but let’s find out” which obviously leads to some variation in outcomes (e.g. oops that explodes Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 5 months12 April 2023 ago
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Don’t judge your PhD by someone else’s

Today whilst reading twitter I read an advert by a newly graduated PhD student offering tutorship to current PhD students. Their advert was based on that they had finished their PhD early, had written a bunch of papers and got a follow up post-doc job. All very impressive. I only Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 6 months5 April 2023 ago
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Where oh were does all the waste go

Given the exotic and exciting things that scientist play with and produce you’d think that waste disposal would be staggeringly complicated. Special buckets for certain kinds of goo, shredders for tentacles and mops specifically for flaming puddles would seem to be the bare minimum an average lab would need. Actually Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 8 months11 January 2023 ago
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Lab news article: IF AI = 1 THEN Partridge = 0

Contemplating the potential for personal redundancy as a result of too much daydreaming, Dr Matthew Partridge risks another few hours musing over the benefits and limits of laboratory processes run entirely by super-efficient, highly focused AI and robotics…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 2 years9 February 2022 ago
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