The Value of the Scenic Route - Varuna Prakash at Perimeter Institute
Offered By: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the value of taking the scenic route in one's career journey through this inspiring conference talk by Varuna Prakash at Perimeter Institute's "Inspiring Future Women in Science" event. Discover how embracing failure and overcoming challenges can lead to personal growth and professional success. Learn about Prakash's experiences as an Internal Medicine Resident Physician at the University of Toronto, and gain insights into the positive effects of setbacks. Delve into topics such as living large in the late '90s, encountering and learning from failures, recovering and thriving, developing new identities, and facing new challenges. Gain valuable perspective on navigating a career in STEM fields and find encouragement to persist through obstacles on the path to achieving your goals.
Syllabus
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Livin' large in '98
Failures, I've had a few
Recovering, thriving
New identities
New challenges
Taught by
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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