RECENT WRITING
Do You Believe in Life after Lab?
Pursuing extracurricular interests shouldn’t be a crime, our columnist writes.
Getting Back in the Game
An excerpt from my new book, reprinted in the Princeton Alumni Weekly.
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.
