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Dreams of Study Abroad for Graduate School
After over half a decade in chemistry, doing research in the areas of organic and supramolecular chemistry. I haved worked in three labs, both in graduate school and at my undergraduate institute. In...
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Important Science PSA
This is The Pickled Hedgehog Dilemma’s first public service announcement. We have recently learned, through sources that wish to remain scientifically anonymous(much better facial pixilation), that a...
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Explorers Lost
We seem to have forgotten that exploration has always been part of our culture. I am not just referring to the American idea of Manifest Destiny, but to humanity as a whole. There has not been a...
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Surviving the First Week: Entrance Exams
So the first week at a new grad school comes with it the orientation for that program. Every program is different, and every subject is different too; however in the world of chemistry, orientation...
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Island of Stability
It’s the Island of Stability! No, it’s not the rare and elusive island nation where there are never any problems. Though if such an island does exist, please let me know of its location and...
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Return to Grad School: First Weeks Back
While my friend and the other author of this blog is working through the application process for grad school, I am three weeks into my return to grad school. So far my first weeks back in graduate...
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Traditions in Academia
Traditions are a part of every culture, from holidays to formalities to how guests are treated. And of course in academia there are traditions that are unique to countries and continents. Since I...
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Science Literacy and Language
A longstanding pet peeve of mine is the misuse of the word chemicals. A chemical is not a very specific noun. Its definition does not imply toxicity and the word does not have a moral weight. Chemicals...
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The Other Side of the Fence
The whole graduate school thing can be very tough some times, as a few of us know. It is in those times that I find myself wondering whether my friends that chose to be done with school at the...
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