Talk & article for Soapbox Science Munich 2020
At the 2020 Soapbox Science Munich event, I spoke about my area of expertise — quantum science that will (or won’t) change the world of the future.
Happy Turtle Things
Personal website of the unimportant but consequential Ivana Kurečić.
Latest posts
Causes of COVID-19 lockdown policies in US states (2020 course project)
In early 2020 we looked at the causes of COVID-19 lockdown policies in US states using a panel data analysis and created interactive slides.
Quantum Policy Control Theory (science slam talk)
I held a science slam talk about how public policies are created and how important it is for quantum experts to speak up and have their voices heard.
Podcast episode: Rock-solid Certainty?
As the final crescendo of the Telling Responsible Stories course at the Munich Center for Technology in Society, my team and I released a podcast episode on how researchers, policy makers, philosophers, and the media deal with scientific uncertainty.
I made a /now page!
If you're curious about what I'm using my time on these days, I've made a /now page!
Slides from the Quantum Technologies Meetup 2019/04/04
I held a talk at the Quantum Technologies Meetup hosted by IBM in Munich on 2019/04/04. Behold, the slides!
Scientific research in sketches #2
Does lead feel heavier than feathers; is beauty universal; what can you do today to fight depression 3 years in the future?
Scientific research in sketches #1
Small male dogs lift their legs higher than big ones when they pee; if you're fit, you can multitask much better; is music better when you hear it or when you see it?
Does practice make perfect?
You've picked out something you want to get great at and you're practicing diligently? ... You're sure you know what you're doing? Taking a peek at the science of deliberate practice might help you not fail miserably!
The fleeting advantage of being a narcissist and do nice guys finish last
It turns out narcissists are able to charm the socks off of anyone they meet — if they feel like it — but not more than that. Stick around for an overview of the narcissists' arsenal and the scientific observation of how nice guys — spoiler alert — really finish first.
How to make a friend fast — the scientific method
Believe-it-or-not, we actually know exactly how to create friendships in the lab!
In science, you can either be funny or credible
The science of citation accumulation is not as complex as you might think. In this little post, I summarize some of the interesting research done on the effect that titles have on the number of citations a scientific piece of text receives.
Everyone is a dick during heat waves
Eternal sunshine sounds nice until you're caught in a drawn-out, blistering, summer heat wave. And it's not just the weather that's horrible then — it's everyone around you, too!
Is listening to country music going to kill you?
Hello there, let me tell you about how listening to country music is going to kill you.
Scientists videotape fruit bats having sex: is fellatio useful?
Fellatio helps fruit bats have sex for twice as long!