Tag: dumb luck

Bodies

Good Health And Good Luck

I have a question for you. How much of your health is really just luck? I found myself asking myself this question recently when my skin broke out all of a sudden and all over my face. I figured it was an allergic reaction to something, but I couldn’t figure out what it might be. […]

Tags blame, cause of cancer, diabetes, dumb luck, health, health at every size, matter of luck

Women In Academia

Women in Academia: Specter of Doubt

Post author By Ailanthus-altissima
Post date Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
29 Comments on Women in Academia: Specter of Doubt

I’ve spent the last few days in a funk. Maybe it’s the resurgence of winter following a brief taste of spring, or maybe it’s the idea that I am heading into the big time research stretch that will determine my Ph.D and career, or maybe it’s that I haven’t been getting enough chocolate cake lately. […]

Tags academia, chocolate cake, confidence, doubt, dumb luck, experimental setups, grad student, issues, ivory tower, noggin, obstacle course, post doc, self doubt, time research, women in academia, worries and problems