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With the end of 2019 fast approaching, many of us are likely reflecting on the year that was, on what we achieved both in and outside of work, and (possibly, after a big breath) on what we hope to achieve in the year to come. (Frankly though I’m mainly looking forward to some time off over the Christmas/New Year break).
What is often termed the ‘silly season’ in Australia is marked in some academic circles by a slightly less serious take on things than is typical during the remainder of the year. The British Medical Journal, for example, started a tradition of publishing a special “Christmas Edition” of humorous scientific papers on the Friday before Christmas. Highlights include “The side effects of sword swallowing” , “How fast does the Grim Reaper walk?”, and one from my own home-town, “Where do the teaspoons go?”, a longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute.
At this time I often reflect on the research that I’ve done and the types of research I want to continue to do. In a lighter vein to end the year, and in a nod to the silly season, I’ve collated a list of published studies that I wish I’d done (or at least been a participant in!).
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