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Conversations with the Countess: Lindau: A Nerd Heaven of Nobels and Nobles

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Alaina G. Levine was live from the Lindau conference

My week at Lindau, #NerdHeaven, was in a word, sublime. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed speaking with all the different people it draws, including Nobel Laureates, early career scientists, journalists, and representatives from foundations and governments the world over. I learned so much about so many different areas of science and society. I gained so much from the experience. And now that it has come to a close, I feel like crying in my streuselkuchen.

Alaina at Lindau

Nevertheless, it’s over, and I’m left to is relive some of the best moments. Continue reading →

Finding job satisfaction in venture philanthropy

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Multiple informational interviews can bring great insights into possible careers, says Arie Meir.

arie_meir-naturejobs-blogAfter earning his degree in biophysics at Berkeley, Arie Meir took an engineering internship at Google. But he didn’t want to stay on that path. Here, he explains how informational interviewing led him to an intriguing position and helped him ace interviews.

Click here to read how Meir gained skills and career exposure in graduate school.

Tell me about your job.

I work for the philanthropic arm of Google; I help evaluate grant proposals from a technology standpoint. Our work is at the nexus of technology and impact. I work with social entrepreneurs and academic faculty to understand the state of the research in a field, like 3D printing for affordable prosthetics. I review funding opportunities and think ‘How is this game-changing and scalable?’ and ‘What are the risks?’ and ‘How would the world be different in five years if we fund this?’ Continue reading →