Herbal supplements - the pitfalls of self-medication Herbal extracts have been used for millennia in the treatment of diseases, wounds, for improving of the general health of people and even sometimes for supernatural rituals. In…
Here’s to science – The Pint of Science…
21! This might be the age at which in some countries you become of legal age for drinking.More importantly though, 21 is the number of countries which will host a Pint of Science Festival chapter this…
Why you should not compromise with gratitude due…
Another dream of mine just came true - to write as a guest writer on another site. A topic dear to me - employee appreciation got picked up by BrughtOwl for their blog at brightowl.pro/blogs, for…
Mission Statement Challenge
At the SciCommJC we had started a Mission Statement Challenge. In fact - the deadline is SOON! Visit their blogpost to find out how to craft yours and hurry up to submit it! Here is…
Closing remarks on 2017
Throughout the whole end of December and beginning of January people tend to judge the past year, draw lines and plot plans for the next year. It's this buzzing with expectation time of the year,…
Burnout: Steering away from it & the personal…
What is burnout? I am not going to rewrite a third of the modern internet in this post to explain what the signs of burning out are. Still, I'd suggest checking this article out The…
Margarida Oliveira – First Hand and Personal (The…
Margarida is one of my closest friends. I met her in Belgium during my PhD and she's someone who no mater the distances I'd like to keep a part of my life! There is a…
Jessica Droujko – Aeronautical Engineer and Athlete (The…
I met Jess on Instagram. Rather I came across her profile, which is awesome by the way! She seemed like a super colorful and bubbly person, so I dared to approach her and invite her…
Julia Quintana – The Science in her Heart…
Julia is a precious friend of mine! I met her while doing my Master's in Helsinki, Finland. She's kind, caring, fun to be around, thoughtful, wise and someone who was definitely born for science! Here…
Do pets really make us happier?
I have to admit that the reason why I decided to write this post is completely and entirely selfish. This week, I turned 6 months as a cat owner of the most wonderful, loving and…
