Welcome to the May 2009 edition of Scientiae Part II.
This months theme for Scientiae was ‘A Snapshot’ and came from my fascination with time capsules. I was also happy to accept submissions related to any of the carnivals themes.
Part II is going to be slightly shorter than part I. This is because the stupid blogging interface here at NatureNetwork doesn’t save draft posts as we write (like Blogger does for example), and so I’ve already lost the first two versions this morning by clicking the wrong button.
Bad Mom, Good Mom discusses the very important issue of equal pay and what constitutes an equal work load. This is something I hope MonkeyGirl is having few problems with as she deals with teaching five classes this spring.
New blogger and first time carnival goer NaCl and hv produced a very poetic snapshot of spring 2009. Scicurious over at Neurotopia v2.0, also a first time carnival goer, seems to be halfway up (or down!) the grad school hill. No longer new enough to have the “look at me! I’m doing SCIENCE! I’m going to save the WORLD!” but experienced enough to feel that someone should be giving her a PhD for her work sometime soon!
A very clever blog snapshot was created by JaneB at Now, What Was I Doing? by taking the fifth sentence from posts posted on the Monday of each week in February, March and April. Of course, to keep the list fetishist happy (PhysioProf), she’s presented this in a list form. CuriousComputer feels that she is currently in the right place at the moment as she works through her PhD. More Than A Permanent Student would rather forget the first four months of 2009 and get on with things. She plans a time capsule with a pilllow, a butterfly net, a box of kleenex and a couple of other essentials to see her through. We should wish her good luck with the thesis that she hopes to defend by summers end. ScienceGirl @ Curiosity Killed The Cat is writing, running, waiting and hoping her way through spring 2009, like most grad students, hoping to be closer to graduation!
I think that’s all the posts I’ve got today. If I’ve forgotten anyone, or if anyone else would like a post added, just let me know and I’ll add you in.
