The Power of Research (a game!)

For those of you don't already have some affliction (facebook, reddit etc) that sucks up all the time you should really be working, try:

The Power of Research!

I didn't get very far, but only because I have real lab work to do. It seems silly to procrastinate by doing a virtual research project. It seems like a cool idea though - anything to get the general publish* public to sympathize with researchers is a plus in my book.

Let me know how it goes (also... if you choose immunology as a specialty, one of the options is a TLR research project, I must approve).

*Freudian Slip?

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Damn it! One more thing to waste my time. Seriously, this game looks awesome. I'll be trying it out later.

I've been reading your blog for a couple weeks now. It's great to peek into the mind of a PhD student.