People for Scientists There’s more than a small amount of truth in the stereotype that scientists aren’t very good with people. But does it have to be this way? Maybe some people find it all very easy, but if your anything like me you’ll find other people something of a mystery. Over the years I’ve… Read More »
Log your wordcount in Latex texlog.py is a simple python script for logging your wordcount in latex. The logging output put is saved as simple comma separated values which you can easily load into plotting software. Download texlog.py from github Building on texcount If you use Latex for writing documents, you may well already be… Read More »
I recently had a bit of trouble figuring out how to add a second axis in Origin. To save myself time in the future, here are the resources I found that helped me. Add a linear second axis Adding a linear second axis turned out to be rather easy. This video from Originlab themselves talks… Read More »
The Stoner Python Package is an ambitious project by the Leeds Condensed Matter Physics Group. It brings together various existing scientific python packages for numerical computing and data analysis, and introduces its own classes and methods for analysis and manipulation. The idea behind the code seems a sensible one: standardise simple coding tasks to make… Read More »
How to Look Busy Not sure people think you’re working hard enough? Want to seem more important? It’s about time academia took a few lessons from the rest of the world, so follow this simple guide for how to look busy in academia. Inspired by Lifemanship and scientmanship – an idea of Peter Medewar. 1.… Read More »