Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

It's pretty clear that lab coats are the key to inspiring the next generation of scientists.

New York Times understands....

Note this quote from the New York Times this week....

Tidbit (replenishing electrolytes edition): Alright, so Gatorade – as you’d expect – was created by a team of scientists (you’ve seen the commercial, they’re wearing lab coats) on the U.F. campus in 1965.

A simple image of someone wearing a labcoats supplies instant credibility. Something we all know, but nice to see in The New York Times College Sports Blog.

100% more pictures of bloggers in labcoats on this webpage.  

The Right Stuff

"The Right Stuff" was nominated for 8 Academy Awards in 1984, winning four. The underlying theme of the movie is that the United States did not achieve a successful space program until they acquired a substantial number of scientists in lab coats. In and around mission control lab coats were standard wear. In meetings with politicians and astronauts, lab coats were worn. Science was being done at nearly all times, hence a blossoming space program. Even while the scientists are celebrating after the launch of Alan Shepard they were wearing ties and formal wear while singing in German. Lab coats and ties.

Naked Underneath?

Revolutionary ideas coming from phdcomics.com. The rarely discussed topic of under-labcoat-attire clearly has some potentially explosive consequences. Obviously, even the greatest scientists have to the leave the lab occasionally to accept awards, give commencement speeches, or go to prison. On those rare occasions it would be nice to be outfitted in a nice shirt and tie, or at least a corduroy jacket with some elbow patches.

Bulletin Board Material

An important part of raising the profile of the uncasually dressed scientist in a department is making sure their bulletin board pictures are appropriately un-casual. To this end, I demanded a new picture for our bulletin board (I also needed to move from Grad Student to Faculty). Here is the result.

Alternate Seal

All great Societies have great Latin mottos. Ours is "Vestis Decorum En Locus Opi."