Project supervisors

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posted on 2025-04-17, 08:02 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge

Two supervisors interrupt an experiment with urgent demands, leading to chaos and even fire. The cartoon humorously suggests that overbearing supervisors can hinder rather than help scientific research.

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2016-03-23

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Two stick-figure supervisors push a researcher, causing chaos in the lab.

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Person 1: "How you getting on? Have you got that experiment working—" Person 2: "—because we're on a tight deadline and oh that needs adjusting—" Sound effect: "fwoosh" Person 1: "—so keep at it and don't forget how urgent this is." Additional text: "Project supervisors; the biggest threat to scientific progress."

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