Author: Thesis Whisperer

This guest post is written by Magdeline Lum – Chemist, Metallurgist & Photographer, Master of Science Communication student and blogger. In this post, in honour of Valentine’s Day, Magdeline tells us about her experience of dating a Thesis. I write this from my experience, and do so hesitantly, but at the same time it needs …continue reading.

This guest post is by Eva Lantsoght who is a PhD student at Delft University of Technology. Here Eva reflects on how knowing yourself is an integral part of developing effective working habits This post is inspired by a course for PhD students which I am doing, in which a small group of PhD students …continue reading.

When my son was born I was obsessed with parenting books in the way only first time parents are. Most of the advice seemed to be on the subject of sleep. The sleep literature is extensive because babies are bizarre creatures who spend most of their lives fighting to stay awake. The cruel irony is, …continue reading.

Drinking booze – compatible with the PhD life. Or not?

Where I wonder how much ‘excess baggage’ PhD students carry in the form of someone else’s beliefs

Where I nerd out and do a content anaylis of a twitter meme to see if I can find out how PhD students are really feeling

In which I share an experience of ‘threshold crossing’ as a way to understand being ‘stuck’

In which I wonder what Foucault would have to say about word processing software.

The following is a book review in the style of the McSweeney Open Letters to entities that are unlikely to respond. If you are not really a Twitter devotee you could insert Facebook or email – any digital application which connects you to the crowd and sometimes gets in the way of your work. Hi …continue reading.

The thesis whisperer is taking a break until mid January 2010. Happy PhDing over the Christmas period! Of course @thesiswhisperer will still be on Twitter because she is an addict 🙂