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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Eric Schmidt, Google and Technology Policy
The Google administration is as well known for their technical savviness as their vision. Therefore, it is no surprise that when founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, or CEO Eric Schmidt speak, people listen.
Tagged: Google, internet, policy, technology
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Consultancy Roles for PhD’s
I had an opportunity to attend a session held by Dr. Caron King on consulting skills for the academia. Dr. King was a biochemist who after doing a post-doc moved to the pharmaceutical industry and has been consulting for many … Read More
Tagged: Consultancy, PhD
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Inspirational Minds
The Discover Magazine has come out with a list of the 20 best brains under 40 years old. Among them, there is Terence Tao , Jon Kleinberg and Lous von Ahn . Tao has been described in the following way:
Tagged: Best brains, Discover Magazine
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Computer Science and the Future Credit Crunch
As the stock markets nosedive, the blame game between different groups continues. In an earlier entry, Kenneth Arrow’s point about the immense complexity of stock markets was highlighted. This complexity has been the subject of further investigations by complexity scientists … Read More
Tagged: computer science, Economics, Stock Markets
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Teachnonomics
Familiarity with different learning styles is important in giving business and academic presentations or courses. The concept of a scribe is an ancient tradition that not only ensured that the material taught was recorded, but also made the students active … Read More
Tagged: Economics, Learning
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Applying for a Postdoc
Nathan Reading, an assistant professor in North Carolina State University has some useful advice about postdoc applications: He lists the following seven documents which might be required in an application:
Tagged: Postdoc, Research
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First Year
Earlier this term, I was asked by the university graduate program to give a small presentation of PhD work to new students. Although it is better to give any ‘advice’ after one has finished the degree, I was happy to … Read More
Tagged: First Year, PhD
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