I have already written about the ongoing campaign of my research group – Electromechanics at Aalto University – to gain more visibility and hopefully students too. For instance, see two of our videos with discussion here and here, or check…
Beware of Hipster Bullshit
Bullshit – don’t fall for it. I’m not infallible. Far from it. Hell, the very definition of my current occupation as a researcher includes trying lots of new things. Of those things, the majority never work out. So, I try…
How to make science less popular
A couple of days ago, Wired ran a piece titled “Civil War’s Winter Soldier Couldn’t Survive This Giant Jump”. As the title suggests, the column mainly revolved around the author taking issue with the with the jump seen at the…
A new angle on phasor analysis
Today, I had an epiphany about something as fundamental as phasor analysis. It was actually something so embarrassingly simple that I had to actually consider if I dare to publish it at all. Well, here we are. Anyway, the following…
Our UFO – how it flies
As you may know, we (as in I and my research group) recently became more active in social media, in order to improve our visibility and thus attract more students into our ranks. As a part of our image crusade,…
Reactive power explained
Several of years ago, my then-roommate – a mechanical engineer-in-the-making – asked what the difference between active, reactive and apparent power was. Bear in mind that I was only a bachelor’s student back then. Second year or so. Obviously, I…
Pareto principle
In my previous post, I wrote about accumulated marginal benefit – how small things do count when there are enough of them. However, it would be negligent of me to not write of the polar opposite: the Pareto principle. Pareto…
Accumulated marginal benefit
A couple of posts ago, I mentioned how making a few simple improvements to your presentation technique could set you a few paces ahead your colleagues. Simply put: combing your hair, using your both your verbal and non-verbal languare in…
Presentation Skills
Why and how to give an awesome presentation I’m feeling productive today, so here’s another post – this time a shorter one! Many academics are not very good presenters. Or can you say you’ve never attended a boring lecture or…
More tips for productivity
In my earlier post, I gave some productivity tips that I’ve personally found very useful. Now’s the time for some more. 4. Todo lists Lists are nice in more ways than one. They help you not to forget stuff. Duh.…