There has been a lot of talk the last week or so about a study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology showing that despite an increasing number of women most of us still picture a scientist as a man. As one of the authors of the study writes in a very thoughtful article for […]
So here we go again… Another post about the state of pay for Polish scientists. This time it’s not as personal a rant as last time, at least not yet. When it comes to paying scientists there are basically two competing models; either you have a fixed pay from your […]
Jag har nu sett det omtalade stycket (start 56 min.) från lördagens presidentdebatt i TV mellan Andzej Duda och Komorowski, där Duda, i sin första fråga till den sittande presidenten attackerar honom för att han bett om ursäkt för händelserna i Jedwabne 1941. Presidenten skrev ett brev i samband med […]
Man kan väl lugnt konstatera att intresset för helgens polska presidentval inte har varit särskilt omfattande i svenska media. Å andra sidan är väl det rätt motiverat. Det är ju “bara” ett presidentval, i ett land där presidentens befogenheter är ganska… komplicerade. Fast om man lyssnar till kandidaterna så verkar […]
In the latest issue of Nature a group of researchers published what they call “The Leiden Manifesto” for how to evaluate research using a mixture of bibliometric and qualitative data. They don’t say that bibliometric evaluation should be abolished completely, when used properly such data can reveal very interesting information […]
So, I’m officially a chemist… that’s a scary thought. Today the scientific council of our institute voted unanimously to award me the title doktor habilitowany, which is a sign of being an independent researcher. In Poland it is also a prerequisite for being allowed to supervise PhD students. But since […]
The second metro (subway if you wish) line in Warsaw has been under construction for the last five years now. It has been delayed over and over, but finally, in the beginning of March 2015 it opened. The opening itself was a bit strange. It was done with very little fanfare […]
Som de flesta som intresserar sig för sådan säkert redan sett så publicerade fysikdoktoranden Alexander R. Klotz en artikel in American Journal of Physics* där han beräknat hur lång tid det skulle ta att falla genom jorden. Det är ett klassiskt problem i grundutbildningen i fysik, och under antagandet att […]
Sunday was cold and windy, so we decided it’s a perfect day for visiting a museum. Despite living almost 7 years in Warsaw I had never been to the Museum of technology in the Palace of Culture and Science. Well, it a museum that itself belongs in a museum. Nothing seems […]
As part of a research project I took photos of small blocks of PDMS submerged in an organic solvent. I love how the blocks themselves are almost invisible but the shadows stand out so well.
