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Miss Atomic Bomb: Lamar Smith and the science funding legislation
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Friday, May 8, 2015. Lamar Smith and the science funding legislation. There's been a lot of angry. Lately regarding the proposed science legislation. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that cutting funding for climate science is bad. Denying that climate change is real is bad enough. But there's a silver lining here that people are ignoring. Think carefully before you post. I reserve the right to moderate any comments posted to my blog. I'm a re...
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Miss Atomic Bomb: Travel
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Sunday, March 23, 2014. Sorry, all. I'm going to do that thing you're not supposed to do with a blog and apologize for not writing in so long. But it wasn't my fault, in that sense. I was traveling. The difference this time was duration. I was away from home for 5 1/2 weeks. I have a news flash: a 5 1/2 week business trip is too long. I just finished installing and testing. It wasn't originally supposed to all happen at once, but in a fluk...
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Miss Atomic Bomb: The Many Worlds of Leo Szilard
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The Many Worlds of Leo Szilard. I've just returned from the APS April meeting, which hosted a special session. Entitled The Many Worlds of Leo Szilard (yes, Neil deGrasse Tyson was also there.). Sadly, I overheard two students in the auditorium behind me commenting that they had no idea who this "Sizlard? Think carefully before you post. I reserve the right to moderate any comments posted to my blog. I'm a research scie...
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Miss Atomic Bomb: Shooting yourself in the foot, science policy style
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Monday, June 8, 2015. Shooting yourself in the foot, science policy style. Last week, the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy posted a note on the value of basic research (read it here. I appreciate that people like to know science is doing something for them, making their lives better. But why has that become the single indication for whether science is worthy to be funded? Knowledge, and its pursuit, have intrinsic value...
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Miss Atomic Bomb: July 2013
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Is well-known in science, or in fact any intellectual field. The belief that you're not good enough, that you're just fooling everybody into thinking you're smart, and at any moment someone will call your bluff and out you as the faker and failure that you really are. Some people are more prone to it than others: people (like myself) who have a hard time "owning" successes and accomplishments. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Miss Atomic Bomb: Twitterpated
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Monday, April 21, 2014. As Thumper explained to Bambi, "he's twitterpated.". In the real world, twitter has taken on new meaning. Having recently joined the twitterverse. With considerable trepidation, I might add - I wanted to share my experience. That isn't to say that I am sloppy with other forms of media, but instead that the format affects the content in a particular (and interesting) way. So call me twitterpated. I don't mind. I'm a rese...
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Miss Atomic Bomb: April 2014
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Monday, April 21, 2014. As Thumper explained to Bambi, "he's twitterpated.". In the real world, twitter has taken on new meaning. Having recently joined the twitterverse. With considerable trepidation, I might add - I wanted to share my experience. That isn't to say that I am sloppy with other forms of media, but instead that the format affects the content in a particular (and interesting) way. So call me twitterpated. I don't mind. Dr Szilard...
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Miss Atomic Bomb: Twitterpated, The Sequel
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Twitterpated, The Sequel. I've been neglecting you, I know. Part of it is this new media - twitter and, in a way, facebook - and the demands of it. I make a point of posting something every day, which, it turns out, is difficult to sustain. My facebook page. There is one other reason why I have been neglecting my blog, however, and it answers the question you probably have right now: "if you do want to make a differ...
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Miss Atomic Bomb: August 2014
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The life and times of a female researcher in nuclear physics. Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Twitterpated, The Sequel. I've been neglecting you, I know. Part of it is this new media - twitter and, in a way, facebook - and the demands of it. I make a point of posting something every day, which, it turns out, is difficult to sustain. My facebook page. There is one other reason why I have been neglecting my blog, however, and it answers the question you probably have right now: "if you do want to make a differ...
