Tag Archives: science

The smartest person in the room

Posted on August 24, 2015 by australianscientist

I heard an interesting comment the other day: “The smartest person in the room is not the one that knows the most, but the one that can ask the most interesting question” Dr. Jeanette Fyffe The view that we take … Continue reading →

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The Mad Scientist

Posted on March 1, 2013 by australianscientist

“The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it is his head that splits.” – G. K. Chesterton There is a truth that most … Continue reading →

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The academic pressure cooker

Posted on December 13, 2012 by australianscientist

The life of an academic as it turns out is not the protected sheltered little world that many outsiders perceive. It is sometimes viewed by undergraduate students that professors spend very little time doing actual work, the seem to be constantly absent from … Continue reading →

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Science in the air

Posted on August 31, 2012 by australianscientist

Science is all around us, I think that many people have a misconception of what science really is. Simply put science is understanding what happens around us, this means that in everything we can see, touch, feel and do there … Continue reading →

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The sum of it all

Posted on July 24, 2012 by australianscientist

When you stop and think about it really everything in life is the sum of its parts, as one of my favourite bands “The Herd” says “you are the sum of it all”. Everything we do in life adds up … Continue reading →

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Memory, Technology, and Creativity

Posted on July 1, 2012 by australianscientist

I read an interesting blog the other day “So Long Ago I Can’t Remember: Memory, Technology, and Creativity.” It hit straight to the heart of a problem that I have been pondering for several weeks now. Is ‘google’ our friend … Continue reading →

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The recipe of good science

Posted on June 24, 2012 by australianscientist

The recipe for good science is the same as the recipe for a good life: Ingredients for cake of life: People (Friends/Family/Colleagues/Competitors) Hard work Rest Luck Ingredients for the icing: Honesty Inspiration Purpose Love Persistence Courage Passion All ingredients should … Continue reading →

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Science ain’t what it used to be!

Posted on June 24, 2012 by australianscientist

My father always tells stories of back in his day, we all know the type of story I am talking about. Reminiscing of the good old days when things were better. This post is one of those stories, the only … Continue reading →

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The ‘Free energy’ obsession

Posted on June 14, 2012 by australianscientist

The ‘E-cat’ was a recent device that caught quite a bit of attention online. Like most ‘cold fusion’ devices eventually do this one appears to be turning sour. Invented by Andrea Rossi the E-cat was described as an energy producing … Continue reading →

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