In my yesterday post, I was more serious than planned. But Christmas is also time of joy and fun. Contrasts again, like Lucia celebrating light in the midst of darkness. Today, my PhD life was simplified from reflecting on big questions and reduced to being attacked by a Great Grey Owl in Skansen, where the… Read More The Light to the Darkeness
Few hours ago I was lying on a red cushion armchair, staring through a window, watching the buzz of a hospital wing behind the shinning Christmas stars decorations. Smelling the antiseptic desinfection brought memories of childhood, which may sound strange to those who are not children of doctors like me. Suddenly, images of children and… Read More The Science of Giving
No idea about what to get for that special scientist this Christmas? Don’t worry. I have put together a list of the geekiest presents that will make any science-lover very happy. Whatever their taste and whatever your budget, there is something for everyone. All these products are easy to find with a quick internet… Read More Nerdy Christmas presents that scientists will love
This year our research group went to julbord in Gamla riksarkivet (=Old National Archives).… Read More Julbord directives
Let’s talk about getting organized and setting structures. This might sound really boring, but isn’t a peaceful mind all that the holidays are about? Checklists and to-do lists beats everything when you are stressed…like when holidays are coming up and you feel no way near ready to turn on the automatic reply, turn off the… Read More On top of the wish list…
It’s already the 9th of December. Glögg is flowing and Julbords are full. The question is, at this special time of year, how do we tell our friends and loved ones how we feel? Microbiologists like me never ask this question because we know, the best way to express yourself is with agar. Here are… Read More Say it with agar
Rudolph the Rhinovirus You know Polio, and Rubella, and Ebola, and Rabies, Mumps, and Mono, and Dengue and Herpes But do you recall The most famous virus of all Rudolph, the Rhinovirus had a very sticky shell and if you ever saw it you would even say it’s swell. All of the other microbes… Read More Rudolph the Rhinovirus
Can you spot my little helpers for today’s experiments? Christmas tree is set in our lunchroom, we have Christmas lights and advent candles in front of our windows and all around KI. Now my bench joined to the festivities. Ho ho ho! With a colleague of mine, we made these paper cut ornaments for the… Read More Little helpers for Christmas experiments
Most of us could do more to take care of ourselves. Where our ancestors spent daylight hours performing backbreaking labor, we’ve sat ourselves at desks in front of devices with artificial light emanating from them on a nearly 24-hour cycle. A promise of the industrial revolution was to give us more leisure; many of us… Read More Mindfulness Meditation for stress reduction during the holidays
What to do during the Nobel week if you are a student in Stockholm?… Read More Nobel things to do, ranked by difficulty
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