At least for us coral researchers! Is there a conference season? Conferences, we have seen, are stressful. Its overwhelming to be in a hotel, conference centre, or resort with all the biggest names and up-n-comers in your field. You are literally on a stage sometimes. If feels like the lights are so bright that you're a little blind, and you're trying the old wives tale of imagining your dream supervisor naked (and isn’t really calming the nerves). Caitlin on a literally podi