Help Not Wanted
The United States faces a severe shortage of qualified scientists—so why are there so many unemployed scientists?
Will That Be Trash or Credit?
If scientists just want to make the world a better place, why do they expend so much energy clamoring for credit?
The Unwritten Rules of Journalism
The key to understanding the way the media covers science is to know the rules science journalists adhere to.
[Corresponding interview for AAAS Podcast, 5/25/12]
[Linked on National Association of Science Writers front page, 5/29/12]
Thick Books and Thin Films
Before you pick up that next thriller novel, remember that scientists are not exactly as they are often portrayed.
How to Write Like a Scientist
Why do we require scientists to write badly? Anyway, here’s how.
I’ve Got Your Impact Factor Right Here
The Journal of Negative Results is only the beginning.
[Discussed on Reddit Biology, 2/24/12]
The Top 10 Worst Things About Working in a Lab
Lab work left you feeling dissatisfied? Our Experimental Error columnist feels your pain.
Truly Alternative Careers
Looking for something really different? Consider a career in alchemy, Lysenkoism, diluvial geology — or invent your own!
What Scientists Can Be Grateful for on Thanksgiving
When you carve the turkey, don’t forget to thank science.
[Linked on 3 Quarks Daily, 11/25/11]
[Linked on AnthroIllinois, 11/25/11]
OMG, So Many Science Careers
If you like grant writing, writing grants, and obtaining grants via writing, you may enjoy life as an academic scientist.
Nobel Gas
It’s time to reclaim the Nobel Prize for the common scientist, for those who have long considered the award beyond their grasp.
This Is Only a (Giant, Scary, Career-Determining) Test
As we are training to become fully fledged scientists, we ourselves are the test subjects.
The Gray Pride Parade
Walk through the corridors of many scientific institutions and you’ll see the results of decisions made by the hiring committee of 1962.
What Happens in the Lab Stays in the Lab
Our labs are science-based mini-societies — so why do we run them in the same arbitrary and bureaucratic way as the rest of the world?
Fetus Don’t Fail Me Now
With his daughter still in the embryonic stage, our columnist wonders if it’s too early to steer her toward a career in science.
[Linked on Slashdot, 6/1/11]
[Linked on DaddyTypes, 6/2/11]
[Linked on BoingBoing, 6/2/11]
[Linked on Mental Floss, 6/3/11]