This might be an interesting watch for Westerners exploring and adopting Eastern philosophy and practice. A respectful, appreciative conversation between two accomplished individuals - one shaped by the deeply capitalist US environment, the other raised in Indian tradition between myth and factual education. Yet both have arrived at similar conclusions. [...]
Read MoreFailure is only an option when you stop on an odd-numbered but. John Wolpert Say what!? John Wolpert, on my LinkedIn radar due to his former involvement with blockchain pioneer ConsenSys, released a book about Momentum Thinking or, as he calls it, the Two But Rule. I had no idea [...]
Read MoreGiulia is a chemical engineer with a passion for science communication across language barriers. Recently, she joined Blue Steens as our very first affiliate translator for Italian and Spanish. Giulia strikes me as very proactive; a woman looking for […]
My article assessing the pros and cons of fluorescent quantum dots in FACS was published. Read it on BiteSize Bio.
Dr Sue Lederer (space scientist) and Rick Hieb (former astronaut) came all the way from the US to Scotland to spend a week packed full of activities of public engagement and school visits. On 30th Jan 2017 I […]
Mathematics makes the world go round. In a way, it is a language that helps us describe and explain natural phenomena, man-made constructions and much more. If you are into maths, there are plenty of career paths […]
I first met Lesley at ABZWISE, an unusual entrepreneurship programme for women in STEM, at the University of Aberdeen in 2012. Two key aspects of this workshop were characteristic of Lesley. Firstly, she doesn’t do bog-standard. Secondly, she […]
Is it possible to work with autistic people in a regular workplace? – Project ‘Opportunity’ has proven that a controlled and thoughtful approach to integration can provide a company with valuable staff and autistic people with a […]
Novo Nordisk is a publicly listed pharmaceutical company whose origins date back into the 1920s. With the headquarter in its native Denmark, the company also has international production facilities and R&D centres in several countries, affiliates in 77 […]
It may be hard to believe but a pharmacy talk can actually be entertaining. Prof Derek Stewart made sure of that whilst conveying some important key insights of his group’s research.
The findings of a recent research study have caused quite a bit of a stir in my social media streams. The study suggests that gender stereotypes surface at the age of 6. As a consequence, girls seem to think […]