A few weeks ago, I listened to Krista Tippett’s interview with artist and author Maira Kalman. It is a great interview, and I really enjoyed listening to it. But when…
Author: <span class="vcard">Melanie</span>
You may have seen me post on Twitter about the fact that I have recently returned from a wonderful three week vacation in New Zealand. (I posted a summary of…
Last weekend, I saw Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic. I was not a huge Queen fan growing up, so although I knew the broad outlines of the story, the…
I heard Ezra Klein interview Johann Hari on his podcast, and was intrigued by the premise of his new book, Lost Connections. The book is an exploration of the ways…
Writing a post about Laura Vanderkam’s latest book, Off the Clock, has been on my to do list for an embarrassingly long time. I could say I didn’t have the…
A couple of weeks ago, I got a craving for a caramel slice. This is my favorite dessert when I am in New Zealand: a shortbread base, a thick layer…
I have a reader question I’ve wanted to answer in a post for awhile, but starting a new job, then losing that job, then finding another new job, and then…
About a month ago, I was tagged on a tweet replying to a professor looking for good articles about project management to share with a class that would be doing…
The last month has been a bit of a whirlwind. At the beginning of December, I started a new job. Then, four days later, my company shut down and I…
When I talk to students and postdocs about going into the biotech industry, I always emphasize the need to be ready to lose your job at any time. I talk…