Events often conspire to force us to wake up and think about things in a new way. I'd had many discussions about whether the Apple iPad is a "necessity" or just superfluous fluff. Having my iPad grabbed from my hands on a train in Paris forced me to really think about this.

If you don’t know the value of your science, nobody does

Many young scientists that I've come to know have a common misconception: that they will do great work and the world will beat a path to their door. Not