If you didn’t read the comments on yesterday’s post, you really missed out. Our commenters have some great stories about the non-science activities that made them better scientists. Here are some of them:
Here’s Rafael Pinheiro on how his experiences serving in an evangelical church in rural Brazil prepared him for a career in scientific research. Wonderful comment.
Here’s Pavel Dodonov on how martial arts training, and playing Dungeons and Dragons, have helped him as a scientist. My son is very into Dungeons and Dragons, so now I’m looking forward to his successful scientific career. 😉 Pavel also has his own blog post on non-science activities that can make you a better scientist (in Portuguese).
Here’s Robin Snyder on how performing has made her more aware of how her body moves through space, and what message it sends as it does so. Useful for lecturing.
And finally, Steven Heard says that parenting a toddler made him a better department chair. 😛
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About Jeremy Fox
I’m an ecologist at the University of Calgary. I study population and community dynamics, using mathematical models and experiments.