Yeah I suspected it was that. I also did a biochem related subject and when things weren't working in the lab it was the same. Best solution I found was to try new things in the lab whilst repeating the thing that's not working. If there's a new assay to try that could produce some data it really helps with the motivation.

What do you think the problem is? Are your experiments working in the lab?

I do like a bit of http://www.snotr.com - today they have a hilarious video of a math student heckling a comedian..

Some twitter updates can also be interesting. Stephen Fry posted a link today to this story of a National Geographic photographer's encounter with a leopard seal.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxa6P73Awcg

Favourite procrastination activities, anyone?

Today it was reported that her father slept with 150 prostitutes. That explains a lot. I suppose the liberals here will defend him vigorously too.

By that I mean... just read the E as 'times ten raised to the power'

3.4 x 10^1

means exp

Lipstick on a pig comes to mind.

My second supervisor was so out the loop, in fact, that he made some ridiculous comments in one press interview and completely mixed up two drugs we were working on (as he always did in our sup. meetings). When I read it I just buried my face in my hands and thought 'plonker!', but was somewhat consoled by the fact most readers wouldn't know any better.

There is a pecking order and grad students are near the bottom of it. I spent 3 years in a lab, often working ridiculous hours (sometimes going home after midnight), and was first author on a pretty good paper. The university made a press release for the paper and omitted my name from it, but gave my second supervisor a mention although he did absolutely nothing.

The press contacted my supervisors and they gave interviews with various newspapers and science magazines but again I didn't get a mention. I showed my mum (naturally!) and posted it on facebook and everyone was like -- your name isn't there. I didn't make an issue of it as at least I was first author on the paper.

I guess that's just how it works in academia. In future when we're supervisors I suppose we'll take credit for our students' work too.

Has this thread been restored?

*Ding Ding*

Phdbug, let it go.

Acta est fabula plaudite!

Yes stressed I'm sure you are, especially with those 'richly written pieces of text' of yours :-x

One would think that a postgraduate discussion forum would recognize that postgraduates like to, well, discuss things.

Yes it was topical and relevant to this forum.

Magictime had just written something interesting too.

Phdbug it's hilarious that you would think Stressed's personal attacks were 'very richly pieces of text'!!!!!!!!! I'll take that as a sly dig.

So let it run its course? Its not the end of the world when postgraduates have different opinions on something.

Ho hum, back to complaining about our supervisors then.