Profile
Daniel Mietchen
Set up a <a href="http://ways.org/en/blogs/2010/jun/18/im_a_scientist_and_the_beryllium_fraud">Beryllium treasure hunt</a> open for students from all zones. Good luck!
My CV
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Education:
Five schools across Germany between 1981 and 1994. Latest one: Archenhold-Oberschule, Berlin.
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Qualifications:
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Work History:
2001-2007: Korea Basic Science Institute in Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering in St. Ingbert, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany.
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Current Job:
Postdoc in brain morphometry.
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My Work:
I analyze brain scans to detect structural changes over time or between groups, with a focus on schizophrenia and evolution: What is the relation between the size and folding of a brain?
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Read more
In general, much of my work as a scientist has been focused on applying methods from physics to the study of biological structures and processes from a comparative evolutionary perspective. For an example, read about the origins of my Twitter avatar.
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My Typical Day:
I strip digital brains of their skulls, inflate and compare them.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would use it to stimulate research blogging on neglected topics.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
<a href="http://ways.org/en/blogs/2009/jun/29/what_would_science_look_like_if_it_were_invented_today">What would science</a>
What did you want to be after you left school?
A researcher in biophysics or a physician in a developing country.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
A number of teachers and class mates certainly thought so on occasion.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I prefer music which does not require electricity to be performed. A good example is the throat-singing of the group <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKb4HKSfoU">AltaiKai</a>.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
(1) A life that is balanced between work, family, hobbies, health and environmental footprint, (2) a long-term research grant with no strings attached, (3) more occasions to actually use foreign languages.
Tell us a joke.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7DkeQ0roAM">Schrödinger’s cat walks into a bar … and doesn’t.</a>
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