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An academic job interview gone horribly wrong

I spent a large fraction of last year working out a proposal for a junior group leader positions in my field. Now I was invited for an interview for the one position that I wanted most. It was a total … Continue reading

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The uncanny valley of my interest in a talk

Today I have realized that my interest in talks has a local minimum at a certain relatively close distance to my own work, as shown above. These talks are still part of my field, so I need to go to … Continue reading

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