Working Together in the Lab
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
When Scientists Get #OverlyHonest
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
Why Editors of Scientific Publications Go Insane
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
Top Five Epic Science Communication Fails
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships: Even More Grad School-y than Grad School
Guest post on PhD Career Guide blog.
Top 10 Things to Never Say to Your Thesis Advisor
Guest post on The Grad Student Way blog.
Septuagenarians and Barbarians: A 30-something Visits the 5th and 50th
Princeton Alumni Weekly
People ask a certain question so often at Reunions that my friend Mike Korn ’00 had a T-shirt made to answer it. Now, when someone starts the inevitable “Which tent do you guys want to go to?” conversation, Mike simply points to his shirt, which reads: ANYWHERE BUT THE FIFTH.
The Real Revenge of the Nerds
CNN.com
Growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I saw nerds portrayed on television all the time. Steve Urkel on “Family Matters.” Martin Prince on “The Simpsons.” Minkus on “Boy Meets World.” Sponge on “Salute Your Shorts.” Paul Pfeiffer on “The Wonder Years.” A whole gaggle of supporting nerd characters filled Bayside High on “Saved By the Bell.”
So What’s the Allure of Princeton University Reunions?
Patch.com
Adam Ruben ’01 explains what draws him back to campus year after year.
Why The Controversy? Vaccines Save Lives
National Public Radio
A few weeks ago, my sister asked a simple yes-no question on her Facebook page: She wrote, “should I get the flu shot?” She might as well have posted, “should I fillet this kitten?”
Three Books For Surviving Graduate School
National Public Radio
Graduate students need higher stipends, fewer questions from prying relatives about when they’ll graduate, and more department events with unguarded pastries. You might think the last things grad students need are more books.
Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School
31-page excerpt of the full book, available on Scribd. But you should totally buy the book.
Reunited…And It Feels So Awkward
Princeton Alumni Weekly
I’m married. I have no kids. I live in an apartment near the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and work at a biotech company in Rockville, Md. And later this month, for some reason, I will find it very important to share this information with people I have not seen since last May.