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Quarantine Launched Newton’s Career and Can Help Yours, Too

June 28, 2020 Matthew Thompson 0

Newton’s role in the history of physics is hard to underestimate. We use the adjective “Newtonian” to refer to whole chunks of the field, and […]

Hygiene Revolution and Career Self-Destruction: The Story of Ignaz Semmelweis

April 27, 2020 Matthew Thompson 0

Most physical scientists probably don’t believe they have much to learn from a 19th-century Hungarian obstetrician. However, as it turns out, the life and work […]

Deciding on Graduate School in Physics: To Go, or Not to Go

June 10, 2018 Matthew Thompson 0

Should I go to graduate school and study physics? It’s a very important question that deserves careful consideration. The stakes are high: 6.3 of the […]

How the FBI Can Help Level Up Your Soft Skills

February 26, 2017 Matthew Thompson 0

I may have a penchant for film noir and watched a lot of X-Files episodes in the ’90’s, but I never thought of the Federal […]

Becoming a Leader in Physics

September 15, 2015 Matthew Thompson 0

It starts with the idea that you can and should be in charge of your own team some day.  Then you take the time to […]

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Matthew Thompson is a physicist and leader who has worked in academia, national labs, and private industry.  He has learned a lot of career lessons along the way and likes to share them in the interest of building a prosperous community of physical scientists. Read More

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