Book review in the Quarterly Review of Biology. This article is behind a paywall (because science), but if you’re at an institution with a subscription to QRB, you can read it for free.
Being the most famous scientist is a triumph within a non-dominant subset.
Scientists should acknowledge their imperfections, our columnist argues.
Interview for Science Writing Radio podcast.
Our columnist describes how he learned to read—and actually understand—journal articles.
Researchers at well-resourced labs can give back to those with less, our columnist advises.
Interview on Maryland Morning with Tom Hall about an upcoming Mortified show I’m producing and performing in.
In choosing a school for his daughter, our columnist considers how modern education prepares students for their careers.
Article on Pavlov Pinball about my upcoming book.
Our columnist explains why he stopped including jokes in his talks—and why he’s now trying to start again.
A talk I gave for Ignite Baltimore, a program in which speakers get to use 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds.
A crisis for the humanities is a crisis for all, our columnist argues.
Then there was Adam Ruben. One of Mortified DC’s producers, it seems teenage Adam fancied himself a young Charles Bukowski, writing poems with opening lines like “To have sex with a mountain” and “Up and left, and up and right, and right and wrong.” He even wrote a poem made up entirely of punctuation marks, claiming in earnest that it was “about fish.”
Does your job title really matter? Our columnist explores what’s in a name.
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My “Edge of the Bed” advice–what I’d say to my theoretical son or daughter, sitting on the edge of the bed the night before they leave home for good.
