Friday, February 19, 2010

Research topics: exciting one night stands, but lousy wives


Statutory warning: All references are purely fictional. Resemblance to any persons (living or dead) is purely coincidental.

A very wise and learned man once told me that choosing a research topic is like falling in love with a girl. Little did he know that my actions would vitiate the very concept he had built up. Most relationships with research are a lot like the ones between endangered animals breeding in captivity. They are usually the result of limited options and prolonged exposure rather than attraction and mutual consent.