Tag: EACR Science Communication Prize 2024
The Flame of Curiosity
I remember this day vividly. The cover of the book showed a female scientist holding a flask. As I got closer, it read ‘The...
Defending Curiosity Against the Dark Arts of Academics
Have you ever wondered how things in the universe work? If there is magic around us? Guess what- there is something very similar to...
From Chimera to Cure: A Journey Through Blood Cancer Research
I was watching as my dad received an hematopoietic stem cell transplant to treat his disease, an aggressive blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia,...
Can the ‘What if’ Curiosity Unlock Scientific Surprises?
Research is serious business - except when it's not! While most people imagine scientists wearing white lab coats and peering into microscopes with stern...
Relentless Curiosity Drives Progress
As a child, I was the one who never stopped asking questions. "Why is the grass green?" "Why is the moon sometimes out during...
The Charisma of Curiosity in Knowledge Translation
In the context of healthcare, translating knowledge generated through research into clinical applications is essential. Knowledge translation (KT) encompasses a collection of strategies, including...
The Power of Curiosity: How Persistence and Exploration Drive Scientific Discovery
If there is a universal virtue that researchers need to have, then it is this one: persistence. Probably because failure is very present in...
Between the Bench and the Lab Book: the Syndrome of Curiosity...
The Syndrome of Curiosity Loss has neither been discovered nor diagnosed, but it is certainly a widespread and shameful truth in medical research. Since...
“Just out-of-curiosity…” is not pointless; it will shine in due course
It was just after starting my PhD. As a class, we were tasked with a mock grant application. Around the same time, I was...
Playing the game of “What If?” with AI
I still remember being a college student in 2018, completely stunned by a viral Facebook video. It showcased BioMind, an artificial intelligence (AI) system...
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Research and Relax: The Post-Covid-19 Situation
People handled the COVID-19 pandemic differently, as it implicated everyone in ways beyond our imagination. It has been four years since the outbreak and...
