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Stories from the lunch table
Meet other researchers for lunch in your city — small groups, real conversations. Here's what we're learning along the way.
15 June 2026Why postdocs feel isolated — and what helpsPostdoc isolation is real and specific. This post explains why it hits harder than PhD or faculty life, and shares three things that quietly make a difference.
15 June 2026PhD Networking: a guide to making it less awfulMost PhD networking advice feels transactional and gross. Here's how to build a real peer network without the awkward elevator pitches.
8 March 2026What we learned from the first thousand lunchesA year of small-group research lunches across 17 cities. Five things that consistently produced follow-ups, three things that consistently didn't, and what changed.