Potatoes and Human Health, Part II

Glycoalkaloids in Commonly Eaten PotatoesLike many edible plants, potatoes contain substances designed to protect them from marauding creatures. The main two substances we're concerned with are alpha-solanine and alpha-chaconine, because they are the most toxic and abundant. Here is a graph of the combined concentration of these two glycoalkaloids in common potato varieties (1):We can immediately...

How to get invited to give talks

It's good to give talks at other institutions as a graduate student. You get to meet new people, learn about new research areas, swap ideas, get feedback on your work, get practice giving talks, etc. And it looks nice on your CV.As far as I can tell, there are about four ways to get invited to give talks:Photo by Husky1) Be a superstar, and people will just invite you to give talks all the timeThis...