Research as a non-convex Sisyphean work
Traditional Sisyphus on a convex curve: Sisyphus on a non-convex curve, a.k.a researcher: And the meaning of your effort in Camus-like world 😀 Source: PhD Comics
Čo je to energia?
Energia je to, čo poháňa vaše auto, autobus, alebo električku ráno do práce.Energia je to, za čo platíte veľké účty.Energia je to, čo poháňa vaše telo a umožňuje Vám sa hýbať a premýšlať.Energia je to, čo rozsvecuje žiarovku vo Vašom dome.Energia je to, čo poháňa Váš počítač a obrazovku a Read more…
Uganda, Perla Afriky
Pred pár dňami sme sa vrátili z úžasného výletu v Afrike.S priateľom sme strávili nezabudnuteľných sedem dní v Ugande, ktorej sa tiež hovorí „perla Afriky“. Winston Churchill, autor tohto výroku, sa nemýlil pretože tento titul jej skutočne právom patrí. Náš program na týchto sedem dní bol poriadne nabitý a zameraný Read more…
Ph.D. students face significant mental health challenges
Speaking about work challenges… In a recent study, over 50% of doctoral students reported experiencing at least two symptoms of poor mental health in recent weeks. Approximately one-third of Ph.D. students are at risk of having or developing a common psychiatric disorder like depression, a recent study reports. Although these Read more…
What people were looking for…
What people were looking for:3000 BC: food.200 AD: glory.800 AD: salvation.1600 AD: freedom.2017 AD: a place to charge your phone. Source: Existential Comics fb
My brain’s map of my working place
When somebody asks me what I saw so far in Leuven and why I didn’t send some pictures. My answer be like : PS: The actual trajectory of my school bus fits pretty much the trajectory depicted in the figure. 😀
Percentage of researchers by region in Europe
“Researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also in the management of the projects concerned. The measure shown in this map is researchers in full time equivalents divided by the total annual average employed population.” Eurostat Of course, quantity Read more…
The future of empathy
"Imagine it’s 10 years in the future. You are one of the 1 billion people on a new social network called FelelThat. FeelThat uses advanced biological and neurological sensors to allow you to share and receive emotions with anyone in the world. You can literally feel what someone else is Read more…