001. The conference was great. I shouldn’t have been there.
A week in Potsdam taught me that a prestigious invitation might be a bad investment and that choosing when to decline an invitation may be as important as accepting it
002. Academia is a game.
A recent conversation with one of my postdocs led me to write down some of my thoughts on securing a permanent position in academia.
003. Was this one of our last Freshers’ Weeks?
AI will bring an end to universities as we know them. I believe they are not ready to lead us into this new era.

