Ponderings on the Evolution vs Creation Debate
I love the days when all I do is sit in front of my apparatus while growing thin films--the extra time affords me the opportunity to catch up on my reading. This week I found myself re-reading...
View ArticleSuperstitions vs Science
Sounds like cliche, but all day long I've been thinking about how science and technology changed the way we think and regard things. Everyday I work with lasers and x-rays and all that "hi-tech"...
View ArticleHyperbolic Geometry, Anyone?
Two weeks ago I was finally able to finish Sagan's 'Cosmos' book. I had immensely enjoyed myself reading that book, in spite of the obviously political propaganda (all for a good cause, of course)...
View ArticlePublish or Perish
The only true measure of one's scientific output is for it to be published. Publish or perish - it is so very true. As doctoral students we were pressured to publish in order to graduate. After we...
View ArticleMusings on the article "What makes a good PhD student?"
While browsing through copies of old Nature volumes in the library, I happened to read an article titled, "What makes a good PhD student?" I was intrigued. I am way past that point, having graduated...
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Science as Art
If I hadn't become a scientist, I would surely have ended up as an artist. My dad was a painter, you see. He did all the paintings that are now on display in our house. As young children, he taught us...
View ArticleBeyond Belief
"In Place of God" Can secular science ever oust religious belief - and should it even try? This is the title of the article I recently read at the New Scientist, 18 November 2006 issue, pp. 8-11....
View ArticleWhat a Happy Fusion!
There was a time when I thought I could be an artist. And indeed, for a while, I thought that that dream was lost, until I found my inspiration again. So I started tinkering with the AFM (atomic force...
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Haro, Paro!
Question: What do we and former Japan Prime Minister Koizumi have in common? Answer: Except for the obvious observation that we held the same the "Mental Commitment Robot" named "Paro," none. Of...
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The Making of a Scientist - Part One
I found this interesting article from the DOST website, entitled "The Making of a Scientist." It's interesting for me because 1) it featured Filipino scientists, and 2) the said scientists were all...
View ArticleThe Making of a Scientist - Part Two
Here is part two of the series. Q: Did you have a chance to work as a research assistant? Not as an RA, but as a graduate student. The only difference between an RA and a graduate student? The grad...
View ArticleScience Blog, Anyone?
Bahay Kubo Research is getting revitalized. After years of languishing on the Internet, the site is rejuvenated with a new design, new sections, and get this, a blog. Eh? Filipinos blogging about...
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Misconceptions
Sometime ago, I asked Aya if she knew exactly what kind of work we do. Turned out that she didn't. So I told her: "We're scientists. You know, I do experiments everyday, just like the experiments we...
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