Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersRecognizing what you do not see — my promisesDecember 3 is International Day of Disabled PersonsDec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersNeed to kick-start your creativity? Change lanes on the same roadMy boss likes to say that every day is a school day. This doesn’t mean “go out and learn,” it means — learn in your own backyard. In the…Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersEven in the new normal, local stories are globalI’ve just completed my second international business trip in 18 months, a sign that we might soon be back to a “normal” way of doing…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersSix science podcasts to bookmark nowIt is an understatement to call me a fan of podcasts. Since I was a young intern at a newsradio station in Seattle, Washington, I had a…Aug 25, 20201Aug 25, 20201
Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersBehind the mic: A sense of awe and eww in our latest episodeScientific news can be a really deep rabbit hole. You find one interesting fact and chase the details on that until you end up reading…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersBehind the Mic — good ideas grow from other good ideasProducing a podcast during times of COVID-19 is easier than you’d think. Whereas we’d once book interviews with people who happened to be…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersBehind the mic: Learning about oligonucleotides and a family that fightsI hope you’ll forgive a few moments without COVID-19 today. For me, this is a reminder about how day to day struggles differ for everyone…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
Dorothea AxelsoninDiscovery MattersBehind the microphone on BlockchainIf you know nothing else about blockchain, know this: it is not equivalent to Bitcoin. Bitcoin is an application on blockchain —…Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
Dorothea AxelsonBehind the microphone: Discovery Matters approaches innovationYou say innovation, I say blah. It’s overused and under-demonstrated. But you recognize it when you see it, and when you meet someone who…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Dorothea AxelsonBehind the microphone on microbiomesDo you ever go back to your notes from a trade show or a keynote and remember what was said? I rarely do, but to prepare for our most…Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019