Alaina G. Levine

whose bachelors is in mathematics, is an award-winning entrepreneur, science journalist, career consultant, professional speaker and corporate comedian. Her first book, Networking for Nerds, was published by Wiley, and beat out Einstein (really!) for the honor of being named one of the Top 5 Books of 2015 by Physics Today Magazine. The author of over 350 articles, she is a columnist for Physics Today and APS News, and a regular contributor to Science, ScienceCareers, Physics World, and NatureJobs. She has also written for NatGeo News Watch, Scientific American, Smithsonian, COSMOS, and IEEE Spectrum. @AlainaGLevine

Post HLF- Let the Forum be your Field(s) of Dreams

As you get back into the swing of things with your day-to-day life, you may be beginning to process what you experienced at the HLF only a few short weeks ago. I want to assure …

24. Oct 2017 | By Alaina G. Levine | Comments Off

That Time Turing Award-winner William Kahan Told Me How to Use Maths to Find a Husband

One of the really precious aspects of the HLF is the conference organizers’ abilities to cultivate an ecosystem that encourages networking, especially between the Laureates and the young researchers. It is such a delight to …

09. Oct 2017 | By Alaina G. Levine | 0 comments

Interview with Vint Cerf: Plan to Not Plan Your Career- Part 2

In this second part of our scintillating conversation, Dr. Vint Cerf, Father of the Internet, discusses how to plan to not to plan a career, and how to identify opportunity. Q: When you got started, …

29. Sep 2017 | By Alaina G. Levine | 1 comment

Persistence, Patience, and Soft Skills in Selling: Part 1 of my Convo about Success in STEM with the Father of the Internet, Vint Cerf

On a sunny day in Heidelberg, Germany’s Science City, I had a friendly chit chat with Vint Cerf, gentleman scholar, mathematician, computer scientist, and vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. Oh, and he’s …

26. Sep 2017 | By Alaina G. Levine | 1 comment

Heidelberg Laureate Forum: Your last minute checklist for the Oscars of Maths Conferences

As you board your plane this week for the 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, get ready to have the time of your life! I know I will and I am doing some very strategic prep to …

22. Sep 2017 | By Alaina G. Levine | 1 comment

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