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A Quick Guide to Better Surveys
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Surveys are common currency in data-driven improvement. The allure of surveys is easy to understand. Thanks to mobile technology, surveys are more easily designed and deployed now than ever befor...
Post · May 23, 2025
A Return to Normal But At What Cost?
Last weekend, my wife and I were in a restaurant and unmasked for one of the first times in three years. While we were sipping our drinks, my brother sent me a text message: “Happy third anniversary to Tom Hanks getting Covid!” Which then reminded...
Post · May 23, 2025
When 'You can do anything' shackles us: The false promise of individual triumph in a broken world
Positive psychology and new-age spiritualities have sold us a seductive fantasy: that desire alone can shape reality. "Visualize your goals", "believe in yourself", "the universe conspires in your favor". But this mantra of "you can do anything" i...
Post · May 23, 2025
3-year postdoc position available
We have an opening for a 3-year postdoc position to join the NL-eEDM collaboration. The aim of the table-top particle physics eEDM research program is to probe the electron’s electric dipole moment with unprecedented precision using a slow, cold a...
Post · May 21, 2025
WE’RE HIRING! Postdoc in neurobiology of circadian rhythms
🔎We are looking for candidate to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by the European Union.
🧠Join the Circadian Physiology Lab at Achucarro Neuroscience Center in Bilbao, where we work to answer:
HOW does the brai...
Post · May 21, 2025
The “In-Between” and Travel to the United States
I have recently made a decision not to travel to the U.S. for a planned work commitment. I have three main reasons for that hesitation, as discussed below.
The In-Between Is a Big Place Under the Current U.S. Administration
My first reason for...
Post · May 19, 2025