Just the Result

“Teaching is so much easier once you offload the difficult parts into homework assignments.”

Enthusiastic PR

Just because scientists did it, doesn’t mean we should take it on faith.

(Unfortunately, this is the problem of expertise. If you aren’t an expert, you need to put trust in someone else, and that can backfire at times.)

Academically Secure

“Forget about postdocs, people! We’re going to put your talents to good use here.”

To Spec

“It’s not like they actually think any of this is going to be used in our day-to-day lives, right?”

Inspired by the recent headlines for room-temperature superconductivity.

Quality Calculations

The only thing lower than the quality of the calculations is the quality of the diagrams.

Rabbit Holes

“Well, time to find a different research partner.”

Playback Speed

You really owe it to yourself to watch a lecture at a quicker speed. Those who are super slow and difficult to listen to suddenly become full of energy!

General Case

“You’re never going to teach him how to drive without my supervision.”

Naming

This doesn’t just apply to group names. I see crazy acronyms on the arXiv all the time.

Perhaps the best instance of this though is in the comments section of this article, by “NJBiologist”:

Much like how Src is activated by Srcasm? (No, I am not making that up: see Seykora et al, J Biol Chem. 2002 Jan25;277(4):2812-22.)

You can find a paper on srcasm here.

Middle Steps

It’s a time-honoured tradition of professors in mathematics and physics.

(This comic was inspired by Sidney Harris and his wonderful comics. In particular, the top-right one on this page.)