Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

APRIL 6, 2022

This is going to be a weird post, in which I write about not writing about things – in particular, about productivity (especially in academia). Most of those tags overlap, so the number of posts isn't just the sum of the tag counts; but it's still a lot. The last post on GTD was 243 days ago.

Architecture 52

Architecture Equality Energy Publication 52

Futurum

MAY 10, 2022

In one experiment, Mo tagged bacteria with a synthetic gene which caused the bacteria to turn fluorescent green when the silent gene cluster was activated. In Mo’s HiTES method, bacteria are tagged with fluorescent genes so they turn fluorescent green when silent gene clusters are activated. Pinterest.

Chemistry 98

Chemistry Pharmaceutical Biology Research 98

Futurum

MAY 3, 2022

In addition to academia, plant scientists are sought by agricultural organisations, the food industry, pharmaceutical developers, government labs, and environmental management institutions. I’ve had what most would consider a non-traditional career path for academia. EXPLORE A CAREER IN PLANT SCIENCE. Photo credit: Dr. Karine Prado).

Biology 98

Biology Research Research Science 98

Stephen Wolfram

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

So was this kind of thing what I had to look forward to in a life in academia? And it was what began the process that led me, a year and a half later, to finally choose to leave academia behind, never to return. And some of the people involved were even longtime friends. That didn’t seem attractive, or necessary.

Physics 94

Physics Computer Mathematics Science 94