The premise is simple: just six fantastic science books and their spirit animals in the zoo of music. “1” because it feels like I forgot some obvious ones. Claude Lévi-Strauss – The Raw and the Cooked (1964)Vague Imaginaires – L’île D’or (2020) Mysterious, eclectic, French, neo-exotica vs. Scientific, eclectic, French structural anthropology. Lévi-Strauss is one of […]
Category: Life of a scientist
Science is fun, isn’t it?
Hands up if you also read academic articles from other fields than your own just for fun. I know I’m not alone in doing that, but I also know many think academic papers are strictly business. During job interviews, an esteemed colleague of mine always asks the candidates to describe a scientific article from a […]
Six tips for interdisciplinary lovers
I think I know a lot about interdisciplinary collaborations, so I’ve been planning to write down some notes for a long time. Tongue in cheek, but also serious. Take time to get to know each other Yes, it will take time. It might feel like you understand each other from the moment you met; that […]
Petter Holme 