Science and Food!

We wanted to add a bit more detailed post about our intentions for this blog. As I already mentioned in my first post the name Thirty seconds to PhD is partly stolen from the band Thirty seconds to Mars. We discovered the band, loved it and wound up seeing them in concert all in the span of 10 days. However, the seed was actually seeded at bit sooner, during an alcohol-less dinner at a PhD student conference in Bern. We were discussing how there are a lot of bloggers out there that blog about clothes, hair extensions and staying at expensive hotels. Obviously, there is nothing wrong with that but we felt that we have something to add to that since our life experiences are somewhat different. I mean, who has time for hair extensions when lab is calling. Our main source of blog material will most likely come from our work in the lab, describing our victories and struggles. We thought we might include some protocols we have optimized along with general posts about lab work and troubleshooting. Also, we sometimes attempt to find answers to some of our problems online but to no avail. Therefore, we were hoping to connect with other PhD students through this blog and swap war stories and knowledge. 

All this lab stuff might get a little dry in the long run so we thought we might include some food. Because, who doesn't like food? I myself cannot really cook but I have figured out some easy recipes that might come in handy for others who are also culinary challenged. So I might possibly share some of them with you. That is if I ever get around to cleaning my kitchen. My better half, however, is superb at baking so she will include recipes and photos of her artwork. I know everyone is looking forward to the fancy cake she'll make next week. 

Hopefully, we will also find our way to more concerts so we can share some more cool balloon photos with you. I also thought we could gather and post a list over scientifically oriented TV shows and movies for us geeks. 

If anyone has something they want to say about science or food, please contact us and become a guest blogger! If you're not up for that kind of a commitment don't hesitate to comment on our posts.

 

Let's blog the hell out of science and food together!