Did you celebrate “Do A Grouch a Favor Day”? ??
Greetings!
We sure spend a lot of time at work, constantly preoccupied with tasks that were likely due yesterday. So how can you take the edge off?
If you’re lucky like me, you have great colleagues—each with an inner child who is alive and kicking—ready to help.??
On days when there’s lots of pent-up emotions, spontaneous nerf gun wars may erupt in our open-plan office. But my favorite are the little gestures and jokes that bring a smile to my face, such as a funny note or a snack from the cupboard.??
And it doesn’t stop there.
Our Principal Research Scientist Nuno Leit?o has a knack for making everyday tasks entertaining. Take lab meetings, for example—between all the action points and things to discuss, they can be a bit dry, right?
Well, one day, Nuno decided, "No more," and started naming each meeting after a national day. Typically, there's a few national days to choose from, and to say his choices have been eclectic would be an understatement, but they're a sure way to lighten the mood.?
If you’re not yet up to such mischief, I suggest you give it a go. You'll still get all your work done, but you'll have a bit more fun in the process.
'Til the next one,
?? Only the good kind of waffle at SLAS
Along with updates on new devices and "standing room only" talks, our personal favorite SLAS titbit was Customer Success Scientist Nathan Hardingham's video of FORMULATRIX's booth. Who knew you could swap lab well plates and liquids for waffles and syrup?? ?
?? What tools shall we bring together?
After attending SLAS, our Chief Scientific Officer Markus Gershater voiced a realization: No single solution can enable the kind of transformation in the life sciences that we all feel is coming.
The question he's pondering is this: In an ideal world, which tools would you assemble to take your next big leap??
?? + ?? Why DOE and baking go hand in hand
First, in his DOE course?our resident expert Michael (aka Sid) Sadowski explained how he first applied the DOE framework to making the perfect Yorkshire pudding.
Next, DOE evangelist at JMP Phil Kay pointed out that if he'd wanted to, he could've "optimized" a pancake recipe. Could home baking be the best way to understand multifactorial methods??
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