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Enjoing working at EUMETSAT (views own etc.)
he/him
| Languages | En & De |
| Powered by | Dyslexia |
| Born at | 326.01ppm CO2 |
Some terrifically titled papers from a discovered collection of NASA research documents found in a skip
(with thanks to @JuliaRez for the original pic)
Any folks familiar with the German PhD system able to explain what "A gross salary up to 65% E13 TV-L." means in practical terms for an immigrant PhD student in Gatersleben?
What would that be net, and is it enough to live there without struggling? (They seem open to recruiting disabled scientists, so I also wonder whether an immigrant's access needs will be covered or whether that will be an additional cost to figure into how far the pay might go...)
And in case you may ask something like"
"Ian, love positive news, but what is the relevance that no one under 25 gets screened anyway? No doubt the vaccines work, and this is an incredible stat to see but in this age group it's exceedingly rare, no?... Basically, are we at risk of missing a broader picture here?"
..read on...
NEW
Why 'A House of Dynamite' is a good film about how those with power make decisions
This unconventional nuclear thriller does something rare in movies
By me
Substack:
https://emptycity.substack.com/p/why-a-house-of-dynamite-is-a-good
Personal blog
https://davidallengreen.com/2025/10/why-a-house-of-dynamite-is-a-good-film-about-how-those-with-power-make-decisions/
I have a bazillion new German followers (hello!), and I'm getting interviewed for German public radio in an hour about "sunlight as a service", and I don't speak any German and I've never been to Germany.
The Fediverse is a truly magical place!
Ok folks, let's do a barter because I really want to do this free session but I am also an exhausted human and I need my efforts to go toward my own work too.
If my newsletter gets 20 new signups in the next week, I'll do an open "design a study with Cat" mini workshop 💕
Spread the word! Also yes I absolutely know it would be trivial to game this and I'm trusting you not to. Why? Because I trust you. 🤗
A few of my favorite creativity insights from psychology:
- diverse teams are more creative
- mind-wandering and other "unproductive" cognition can often be a driver of creativity (maybe even necessary)
- repetition and creativity have a very interesting relationship, we often think of creativity as pure novelty but the skills underlying being able to make novel recombinations are often formed from lots of learning the basics
- exposure to others' diverse solutions has a big impact
Ruth Mottram
Max Leibman
Nanoraptor
Willow (she/her)
Megan Lynch (she/her)
Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)
dag
Prof. Sam Lawler
Cat Hicks