"Before Nicole moved in, I presented the experimental design as a problem to her. This was good for her development as a graduate student... At first I had to dissuade her from trying out extraneous ideas, like setting a romantic mood by lighting candles."
"Eventually she got the idea of controlling the sources of variability into her head, and then we moved on to discussing the kinds of lipsticks to use. I was impressed when she came up with the idea of clear lipstick herself."