Have you thrown a pebble in the lake and noticed how that creates concentric rings around the center of the disturbance? Those expanding rings are called ‘ripples.’ These ripples are simple but powerful examples of how a local event can create organized patterns over space and time! Interestingly, the human brain operates in a somewhat […]

A PhD is often described as the start of an academic career. What people mention less often is that it’s also the start of doing a lot of things… alone. During our bachelor’s and master’s degrees, academia feels like a group activity. We complain about worksheets and projects together, divide tasks, help each other out, […]