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According to a survey by Brandon Vaidyanathan and colleagues at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, scientists’ ability to experience wonder, awe, and beauty in their work is associated with higher levels of job satisfaction and better mental health.
'Beauty' is noted occasionally in posts I've seen on PF, particularly regarding physics theories and mathematical equations, but the aspect of this survey that worried me the most is that the feeling of well-being is gender and age biased:
I often listen to ABC Radio's The Science Show podcast (that's the Down Under ABC, BTW, not the USA ABC
) and Robyn Williams, the host, often laments the state of postgraduate funding and morale in our university sector. It makes me wonder whether we're pulling the rug up behind us on the wonders of technology that have led to the current levels of prosperity.
But maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy, what's the informed view in the PF room?
'Beauty' is noted occasionally in posts I've seen on PF, particularly regarding physics theories and mathematical equations, but the aspect of this survey that worried me the most is that the feeling of well-being is gender and age biased:
Women reported higher levels of burnout than men, and 25% of postgraduate students reported serious levels of psychological distress
I often listen to ABC Radio's The Science Show podcast (that's the Down Under ABC, BTW, not the USA ABC
![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png)
But maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy, what's the informed view in the PF room?