Seven things to keep in mind before sending off your job application to an Asian university Do your research Collaborating with an overseas university first is a great way to get to know them if you are considering moving abroad. Paul Matsudaira started his career at Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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Working in Hong Kong started out as an adventure but turned into a rewarding way of life says assistant professor Tom Vinaimont "I had no idea what HK was like before I came here," he says. "To me it started as one big adventure. I had lived in New York and I like big cites. My partner...
Delhi denial follows claims a third of anti-malarial drugs in Uganda and Tanzania could be counterfeit or substandard India has denied claims that it has exported large quantities of counterfeit medication to Africa, after the Guardian published a front page exposé on the phenomenon. "No fake medicines...
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A measure of humility is in order. Just as a gene sequence is not a drug, information is not a cure. Getting there will take patience, persistence, money and aligned interests. The most successful innovators in digital health will see the promise of the technology, but also accept, embrace, and ideally...
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I remember participating in science fairs when I was a kid. In fact, now that I have the opportunity to interview high school students who are applying to MIT, I hear about all types of science fair projects. In case you didn't know, Google also has a science fair and this year the winning project...
The almost universal use of the terms "firepower" and "firewalls" in reporting on the financial crisis is odd and strangely revealing ( Pressure on Germany to allow ECB to stop the rot , 8 November). Originally "firewalls" were used to combat forest fires, ie a destructive...
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No one who is interested in an equitable society can fail to be irked by unfairness in wealth distribution – but it is not unexpected One of the main issues raised by the Occupy demonstrators is the inequitable distribution of wealth. Their slogan focuses on the extreme difference between the richest...
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As Theresa May's case shows, a culture that demands overconfidence at the top will suffer the consequences Bill Clinton has a new mantra. Once a day, as he told an audience this week , he makes it a rule to find a reason to say "I didn't know that" and "I was wrong". He takes...
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Insectivorous cavity-nesting birds can be encouraged to occupy vineyards by giving them nest boxes. New research documents that these birds reciprocate by providing significant eco-friendly pest control services to winegrape growers Adult male western bluebird, Sialia mexicana , photographed at Bald...
It's easy to succumb to the kind of memory lapse that undid Perry – psychologists have been studying how for years Texas governor Rick Perry's public "d'oh" moment makes for excruciating viewing, yet such is the fragility of memory, it's amazing this kind of thing doesn't...
In the first of four scientific tours of the heart, Prof Michael Shattock of King's College London tells the story of a single heartbeat Matt Hall Alok Jha Kevin Fong