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Ethics is a fundamental element in research. Most scientific research processes require the application of ethical principles to protect the subjects from harm. Because scientific research processes can harm the specimen in different ways, several ethical principles and values have been scheduled for scientific activities to protect participants from various forms of harm that might […]
Oh hey there. Apparently it’s 2018 today, so it’s time for all sorts of resolutions and whatnot. In an attempt to help some of these live past February, we’re talking about the art of cooking — a fantastic foundation for anyone looking to bulk up, lose weight, save money, eat healthier, or just learn a […]
When I was a senior in high school, my final college decision came down to two schools: the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Neither was my “dream school” (I never had one), but I was pretty certain that I would end up going to UCLA. Honestly, I […]
Here we go once again with the email. For today’s Q & A, episode we’ve taken 5 of your questions from emails, Tweets, comments, and The College Info Geek Community on Reddit, and we’ll be talking a bit about each. Our questions today are: Do I need social media to succeed in university if I […]
You know what they say: grades, social life, sleep. Pick 2. Unfortunately, picking the first two and neglecting that last part can leave you feeling so tired you can’t effectively do the first two anyway. So what can you do if you can’t stop yawning? We’re talking a bit about how to feel more awake […]
Let’s wind the clocks back a year. These cops and lawyers would touch any of you. Wait… wrong train of thought. I’ll try again. Let’s wind the clocks back a year… and seven months. My friend Ryan posted a status on Facebook that more or less said: “I kinda wanna go to Japan. Anyone up for it?” […]
Listeners! Today we’ll be mixing up the recent Q & A format to bring you a conversation about what we learned from reading , by Cal Newport. This serves as a more personal sequel to episode 100 of the podcast, where I got the chance to interview Cal Newport himself about the concept of deep […]
When I was in my final year of high school, the subject I struggled with the most was – by far – calculus. I’d been a year ahead in math since 8th grade, so I went into my senior year feeling pretty proud of my math skills. Aaaaaand that lasted about a week, tops. In […]
In this week’s episode, I’m joined once again by my friend Jenny Blake. Jenny is an author, speaker, and the founder of the site Life After College, which was one of my favorite blogs when I was still a student – Jenny’s advice there really helped me to prepare for my own post-graduation life. If […]
After my sophomore year of college ended, I entered what I thought was going to be a maze of wires, servers, and ethernet ports. I had landed an internship in the computer networking department of a big financial corporation, and as boring as that sounds, I was pumped to get to work and to keep learning more. […]