From an NIH Survey: How Many Postdoctoral Positions?

Um, yeah...

Not ok, @NIH survey...#PostdocLife #thestuffofnightmares pic.twitter.com/Nj6VtCoxpl

— Kelly Zalocusky (@KellyZalocusky) November 3, 2016

(Tip of the cap to Tim Vogels.)

Download Speeds and Reviewing NSF Proposals

The NSF has a helpful estimate of the download time for any proposal reviewers who might be connecting to the internet using a 28K modem. :)

Logo of the Day

So I'm staying in the FDIC building... and in the lobby, every time I use the elevator, I pass by a sign celebrating their 75th anniversary that contains the motto "confidence and stability".

I don't think any additional comments are necessary, but here is a link where you can see for yourself.

National Science Foundation report on Complex Systems

As reported on SIAM's website, the National Science Foundation has just released a report called Foundations for Complex Systems Research in
the Physical Sciences and Engineering.

I glanced through it very briefly and provide a link to it here as a service to my fellow scientists studying complex systems.

I didn't look at the report closely enough to make too many comments other than to mention that some of the example focal problems reflect biases of the authors of the report (no surprise there) with which I don't entirely agree.