The Great Ganesha

For a pathetic (but true) insight into a grad student’s life, take a look at this comic strip. If you’re a grad student – particularly, if you’re an entrenched PhD or post-doc – you will find it hilarious! Just make sure your boss doesn’t catch you looking at it in the lab. Actually, maybe he’ll [...]

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Ahhh…the blissful feeling of nothingness inside one’s mind. No, I’m not talking about the Buddha Machine. I’m talking about that blissful sensation that comes with the completion of teaching a course. Of never having to deal with sixty undergraduate, spoilt, American brats. Of never having to be constantly disappointed by their indiscipline. Of never having [...]

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No, I’m not talking about some groundbreaking research done by some post-doctoral fellows to invent VoIP. I’m talking about two great bargains. They’re both cheap and provide excellent value for money. Harvard economist Larry Freeman writes about what a great bargain post-docs are: The United States could hardly ask for a more cost-effective way to [...]

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The Onion – America’s Finest News Source does it again. You researchers out there will surely appreciate this one…

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Excellent article in today’s NYT about teaching undergrads. Since I’m currently teaching a class of 60 (count ‘em!) undergraduate brats – and, coincidentally, giving them an exam tomorrow – this could not come at a better time. Having received emails like: should i come to class tomorrow? and what’s on da exam? from email addresses [...]

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So this was posted on a pretty well-known university’s Chinese student listserv (it’s genuine). ——– Original Message ——– Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:40:44 -0800 Sender: Chinese Community Communication List From: [sender deleted] Subject: immigration law my Taiwanese friend is looking for good Chinese speaking immigration lawyer. Can you recommend one? Harmless enough, in and [...]

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