Do You Believe in Life after Lab?
Pursuing extracurricular interests shouldn’t be a crime, our columnist writes.
Talking ’bout My Dissertation
Three minutes can be long enough to describe your research, our columnist learns.
Choose Your Own Indenture: You Are a Prospective Grad Student
When it comes to choosing a grad school, there are a lot of factors to consider.
Another Tenure-Track Scientist Bites the Dust
As a friend’s faculty career comes to an untimely end, our columnist reflects on the potential disconnect between what researchers want to research and what funders want to fund.
Look, Kids! Science!
Science demonstrations—even if they don’t show what scientists actually do—are surprisingly effective, our columnist learns.
If Grad Students Ran the World
Trainees may lack some polish, but advice that job seekers shouldn’t act like grad students and postdocs rubs our columnist the wrong way.
Stop Beating Your Head against the Paywall
Our columnist experiments with a new online plugin that simplifies literature searches.
Burden of “Prof.”
The “Professor” title is due for a rebranding, our columnist writes.
Scientists Are Pro-Testing
In preparation for the March for Science, our columnist offers some recommendations for demonstration signs.
I’m Not a Doctor, but I Play One on My CV
Our columnist explores the weird, awkward, and sometimes wonderful world of Ph.D. scientists using their “Doctor” title.
‘Twas the Night Before Grant Deadline
A scientist’s holiday poem.
Dubious Conferences Put the “Pose” in “Symposium”
When our columnist was invited to speak at a conference, he was surprised at what he found.
Full STEAM Ahead
Our columnist explores the relationship between art and science.
When You’re the Scientist in the Family
Our columnist explores how scientists’ “scientific-ness” can create particular challenges for their loved ones.
Science: The Gathering
A new game modeled on scientific career advancement offers food for thought, our columnist writes.