March 2014 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Thinking about Switching from Papers 2 to Sente

2014-03-31

Having a literature management program you can trust and that works for you is invaluable in academic work. I thought about switching from Papers 2 to Sente, but it's not an easy decision. Papers 2 is hate-and-love ...
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Music for Mad Scientists and People Who Leave Academia

2014-03-30

Might be my current situation, but I while watching Disneys Frozen, I found Let it Go the perfect analogy to mad scientists -- and people who think about leaving Academia. Judge yourself.
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Realizing “that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own”

2014-03-28

Do you ever have this moment where you see the complexity of the people around you -- in every person? Read on, there's a name for it.
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Academic Twitter Recommendations

2014-03-24

Twitter is a double-edged sword ... some very ... uh ... anyway. But there also are a few very cool users on Twitter -- here are some to have a look at ... and perhaps follow.
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Science without Art is Bleak, Art without Science is Terrifying

2014-03-23

Science and Art are not on opposed ends of the spectrum -- and they actually need each other. Here's why.
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Is Prosumer Virtual Reality Finally Here?

2014-03-22

The video of Virtuix Omni and the Occulus Rift looks ... impressive. Virtual reality might finally become real.
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Recommendation: Honest Trailers & CinemaSins

2014-03-21

Two beautiful series on YouTube -- Honest Trailers and Everything Wrong with ... with two examples each.
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What Science Should be About (but Academia Often Isn’t): The Joy of Discovery

2014-03-20

A beautiful example of what can happen when you are right as a scientist -- that's what science should be about.
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Why correcting student papers is a bad idea

2014-03-19

Yes, you should give feedback, but not how you usually correct a paper for publication. There are different -- better ways to give feedback.
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Updates on Reading and Writing Tips

2014-03-18

Looking back on my iPad hovering over my bed and a few tips on writing, including Hemingway App, Pomodoro, and the Goldberg Variations (image from Hemingway App).
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A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

How to generate, capture, and collect ideas to realize creative projects.

Month: March 2014