Small Differences

Episode 28: Origin Stories 5: A Small Career Suicide


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In the fifth (of three, and definitely final) episode in our academy miniseries, it's Chris's turn to explain why she ditched the academy, and why she's probably not going back.

Links:

  • Alex Jones (radio host) - Wikipedia
  • Austin, Texas - Wikipedia
  • New rainfall in Bergen - 26 rainfall so far in June — oh Google translate, we love to mock you. But what you do is admittedly quite impressive.
  • Research shows professors work long hours and spend much of day in meetings — "On average, faculty participants reported working 61 hours per week – more than 50 percent over the traditional 40-hour work week."
  • Urban Dictionary: Jobbie
  • New universities (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia
  • Universities aren't about teaching v. research, they're about teaching and research - The Globe and Mail
  • Theory of multiple intelligences - Wikipedia
  • Psychopathy - Wikipedia
  • Psychologists or Psychiatrists: The Distinctions Between Psychology vs. Psychiatry
  • The Psychopath Test - Wikipedia
  • Dexter (TV Series 2006–2013) - IMDb
  • This Is Fine | Know Your Meme
  • Sigur Rós - Wikipedia
  • Change blindness - Wikipedia
  • Academic couples living apart | Education | The Guardian
  • Norman Doors: Don't Know Whether to Push or Pull? Blame Design. - 99% Invisible
  • Hope this can compete against Kjerag and Trolltunga - NRK Rogaland - Local news, TV and radio
  • The Wizard Is Broken — Google Translate lol. This is about Trollpikken, The Troll Dick.
  • The press has a word-party after the destruction of Trollpikken
  • The Troll Dick Shall Rise Again! — Donate here
  • Community (TV Series 2009–2015) - IMDb
  • "i forhold til" = "in relation to" — Largely including this here to prove that Google Translate is decent at newspaper stuff but fairly appalling when it comes to nerdy language stuff.
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Small DifferencesBy Knut Melvær & Chris Atherton