RECENT WRITING
A Graduate Student’s Guide to Department Retreats
Our Experimental Error columnist demystifies an annual tradition.
A Government of the Grad Students, by the Grad Students, for the Grad Students
Our Experimental Error columnist extols the rewards of serving in student government.
How to Improve Grad School—if Money Is No Object
Our Experimental Error columnist offers suggestions for a donation earmarked for “graduate student needs and priorities.”
Teaching Science Students How to Think—for the First Time
Too many students aren’t learning key skills, our Experimental Error columnist writes.
Scientists, It’s OK to Say “No”
“Volunteer” opportunities can be rewarding—but we shouldn’t feel obligated, our Experimental Error columnist writes.
Why Graduation Ceremonies for Grad Students Can Be Kind of Weird
It’s normal for the ceremony to feel like a letdown, our Experimental Error columnist writes.
When Scientific Grant Work Is Scientific Grunt Work
Embrace the tedium, our Experimental Error columnist writes.
The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Science Fair
What scientists can learn from middle schoolers, according to our Experimental Error columnist.
