So You Think You Can Dance Your PhD
What our Experimental Error columnist learned from judging this year’s contest.
Burn, Bridges, Burn? Why Scientists Remain Indebted to Former Bosses
Employment references rarely matter—except when they do, writes our Experimental Error columnist.
Scientists, Don’t Let Your Writing Resemble Something You Pulled out of Your Bot
“The fact that bots find scientific writing to be easy pickings is not a compliment,” our Experimental Error columnist writes.
New Science Jargon for the New Year
Doubtlier, gaboratory, whenure: from our Experimental Error columnist, the words you didn’t know you needed.
Some Grad Students Turn Up Their Nose at Strikes; Others Picket
Our Experimental Error columnist reports on impending strikes across University of California campuses.
Amid the NYU Orgo Fracas, Let’s Remember: Rigor and Respect Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Difficulty doesn’t need to be demeaning, our Experimental Error columnist writes.
You Defended Your PhD Thesis! Now You Feel Empty!
Going from “student” to “actual worker person” can be tough, our Experimental Error columnist writes.
I’m Not Busy, I’m Just in a Meeting
Our Experimental Error columnist owns up to multitasking during virtual meetings—and why it might not actually be so bad.
The Digital Human: Tilt
Interviewed about the human urge to cheat (at pinball) for BBC Radio 4 podcast.
Taken Seriously: Stories about Wanting Respect
A story I told on stage appeared on the Story Collider podcast.
Community College Science Students Are More than an “Untapped Resource”
For our Experimental Error columnist, speaking at a conference for these students was a new experience.
When Are Scientists Allowed to Be Funny?
More often would be better, our Experimental Error columnist argues.
A University Teaching Job “Without Salary”? No Thanks
Compensation in academia can be a slippery concept, our Experimental Error columnist writes.
“We Regret to Inform You”—That Your Scientific Manuscripts Will Be Rejected
A journal rejection letter, through the eyes of our Experimental Error columnist.
Science’s Syntax Sin Tax
Our Experimental Error considers how much scientists should care about grammar.