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On Physics Envy01/24/2013
Every discipline in academics acquires its own share of stereotypes and jokes that often satirize its methods or practitioners – mostly in good humor. Equally common are the grievances of various disciplines that lament how the field is either not taken seriously or completely misunderstood by non-experts. The term Physics envy also has such a lighthearted ring to it – making you think it’s a witty reference to a disgruntled Biologist’s inferiority complex.
Ramblings on Pakistan, the moon and beyond
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NewYork Times: What is this mysterious thing called self-control? Psychologists Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney discuss this and more in their book Willpower. Read a review here.
Economist: Scientific misconduct as blogged about by us earlier. The plot thickens. Read more here.
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NIMRA ASI
Cranky Biology Major bibliophile sock-enthusiast with a visceral hatred for cheese and a penchant for gypsy attire.
Cranky Biology Major bibliophile sock-enthusiast with a visceral hatred for cheese and a penchant for gypsy attire.
HASSAN BUKHARI
Clumsy rugby-playing Physics Major with a particular fondness for radicalism, baldness and being awkward.
Clumsy rugby-playing Physics Major with a particular fondness for radicalism, baldness and being awkward.
MEHR UN NISA
Sporty, foul-mouthed Physics Major with an inappropriate comfort level with integrals, onions and making short films.
Sporty, foul-mouthed Physics Major with an inappropriate comfort level with integrals, onions and making short films.
MAHEEN RASHID
Quirky Computer Science Major with difficulties ranging from being understood, taming hair and resembling a lizard.
Quirky Computer Science Major with difficulties ranging from being understood, taming hair and resembling a lizard.
WAFA VELJEE
Irritatingly bubbly Math Major songstress with emphases on promiscuity, SAFA-organizing, and inappropriate fondling.
Irritatingly bubbly Math Major songstress with emphases on promiscuity, SAFA-organizing, and inappropriate fondling.
NAYAB ABIDI
Straight-laced Biology Major fine artist with a liking for being unnecessary, nitpicking and dwelling on her OCD.
Straight-laced Biology Major fine artist with a liking for being unnecessary, nitpicking and dwelling on her OCD.
ASADULLAH NAWEED
Loud-mouthed Computer Science Major MUN-er with authority issues and a tendency to rave about courses.
Loud-mouthed Computer Science Major MUN-er with authority issues and a tendency to rave about courses.
HARIS BAIG
Self-assured Computer Science Major excessive hugger with a passion for Bob Dylan, bragging and text messaging.
Self-assured Computer Science Major excessive hugger with a passion for Bob Dylan, bragging and text messaging.
MEHDI MUJTABA
Federer-loving Electrical Engineering Major with a strange liking for strawberry cheesecake, Twilight and Freakonomics.
Federer-loving Electrical Engineering Major with a strange liking for strawberry cheesecake, Twilight and Freakonomics.
ANUM KHAN
Uncouth Biology Major who spends much of her time denying the existence of cute babies, being demanding and too old.
Uncouth Biology Major who spends much of her time denying the existence of cute babies, being demanding and too old.
SAFA MEHMOOD
Prudish Electrical Engineering Major MUN-er with a proclivity for long mid-semester holidays, giving sermons and being scandalized.
Prudish Electrical Engineering Major MUN-er with a proclivity for long mid-semester holidays, giving sermons and being scandalized.
RABIA ASLAM
ALI RAZA