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Are you too old for science?

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 23, 2018

Isaac Newton Age 45 – Published the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), which contained Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Charles Darwin Age 27 – Began to develop a revolutionary theory about the origin of living…Read more

Life scientist struggle

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 21, 2018

Being a scientist is no easy task. The autonomy of having your own work comes with a great pressure of showing results. We must be organized, updated and resilient. Otherwise, getting a non-significant result can knock down even the most…Read more

Science art as simple as it can be

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 19, 2018

When it comes to science art, most of us immediatly think about super realistic and complex illustrations. But what if it doesn’t have to be like that? That’s what Charley Harper thought. At a time when science art was all…Read more

New discoveries on multiple sclerosis wins an award!

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 18, 2018

Post doctor in Biological Sciences, Gabriela Trevisan is especialized in pain and inflammatory processes. Her research aimes to change the way we look at multiple sclerosis symptoms and pain killers. However, the reason she studies this field goes a little…Read more

Let’s do science TEDx style!

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 17, 2018

Everybody knows TED Talks. They are informative, innovative and trending. TED first appeard in 1984 when Richard Saul Wurman’s connected Technology, Entertainment and Design. Even though it resulted in a conference, the outcome wasn’t very good. It wasn’t until 1990…Read more

The scientist stereotype

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 12, 2018

The world is driven by stereotypes. Thus, it is no surprise that in the science world, we have a scientist stereotype too. This stereotype brings many statements. Such as: Science is difficult/boring Scientists are weirdos/nerds Only scientists understand science As…Read more

Innovation is all about making connections

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 11, 2018

Human kind has been making discoveries for centuries. The wheel, new continents, penicillin, and more. Many people would say we have reached the limit of new findings. However, it was only very recently that we started talking about human genome…Read more

Kids are the best scientists

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 9, 2018

What are the essential skills of a scientist? Being creative, curious and open-minded is a good start right? Well, that is why kids are the best scientists. This week on Science website, an amazing post talks about the Science Books…Read more

How people read scientific papers

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 3, 2018

How do you read scientific papers? It may seem like a trivial question. However, if we take into account that we hardly read full papers nowadays, the answer may not be so obvious. We are often looking for speed reading…Read more

Science communication and its gap

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 2, 2018

Hey there, science researcher! Have you ever tried to explain to general people what you do for a living? How easy was it? Not much, huh? We know how you feel. Depending on your mood and who is asking,…Read more

Scientific communication: Future careers in Science

Fabricio Pamplona Inspiration August 1, 2018

One of the most trending words nowadays in”interdisciplinarity”. The faster the world spins, the more you need to learn and link a variety of information together. With this, new studying fields are rising and, of course, future careers too. As…Read more