On self-promotion and gender
My colleague Graham did a small study and found a significant correlation between self-citations and gender.
We stand on the shoulders of very friendly people
In light of my first (co-)supervision experiences, I reflect on the importance of patient and supportive mentorship in my own scientific career.
Doomsday Scenarios: False Vacuum Decay
In the first of the physics doomsday series: false vacuum decay, what it is, what it means for humankind, and how worried we should be.
About a singular man
The great physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking past away today. Sonali reflects on her interactions with this singular man.
On Love and Gravity
In this first guest blog, Sonali Mohapatra describes how gravity and Black Holes inspire her as a physicist and a poet.
Brilliant physicists make bad businessmen
Brilliant at math, yet terrible at business: in this post I examine how Einstein, Newton, and Tesla’s lost vast sums of money at the stock market.
More evidence for the superiority of cats
Unsurprisingly, our feline friends have had to assist humans in our clumsy explorations of nature: here further evidence for such interventions.
Making Gravitational Waves with a Dark Force
What are gravitational waves? What is Dark Matter? Can we learn about Dark Matter using gravitational waves? Exciting times ahead.
Cosmology with Cruijff
Johan Cruijff, the legendary Dutch football player and coach, knew a thing or two about science!
Gender equality – Key challenges in the classroom
Why is there such gender-inequality in the sciences? And what can we do about it? Here some reflections on science education and pop culture.