Biology vs. Chemistry: There Can Be Only One
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
How to Talk to Kids about Science
Our columnist offers advice on presenting your work to the most difficult audience there is: children.
The Hill Valley Project: Backstory to the Future
Collected oral histories from “A Nice Place to Live.”
Working Together in the Lab
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
Forgive Me, Scientists, for I Have Sinned
To be a proper scientist, is it necessary to conform to the standard template?
[Named one of the week’s top science communication stories, 5/31/14]
When Scientists Get #OverlyHonest
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
Dress to Profess: What Should Scientists Wear?
Many scientists worry that if they dress well, they’ll be sending a message that appearances matter more than substance.
Why Editors of Scientific Publications Go Insane
Guest post on Journal of Visualized Experiments blog.
Brightest Young Things: Nine Mistakes Story League Contestants Make (And How to Fix Them)
Interview with BYT for storytelling tips as part of their Comedy Guide for Spring/Summer 2014.
Kids Posit the Darndest Hypotheses
There’s a lot we can learn from science fair projects that we can then apply to our own research.
Magnetic Fields, or, The Minor Matter of Your Major
Before going to college, I dreamed about my career options. I thought about my career options. But do you know what I didn’t do? I didn’t research my career options.
New Scientist: Escape from Workplace Hell
I was interviewed for an article about bad grad school workplace situations.