RECENT WRITING

There’s a lot we can learn from science fair projects that we can then apply to our own research.

Before going to college, I dreamed about my career options. I thought about my career options. But do you know what I didn’t do? I didn’t research my career options.

As Johns Hopkins University floats a plan to limit the number of grad students and raise their salaries, our columnist envisions an overly adjunctified world.

Here are some of this winter’s lesser-known science playthings for all ages, from the precocious little budding scientist in your family to the precocious little budding scientist who heads your department.

Unfortunately, many postdocs are treated like glorified lab techs … and it’s very sad that you felt a little good just now about the “glorified” part.

[Linked on Slashdot, 11/25/13]

[Linked on Slate, 4/1/15]

We scientists need to get out there and sell, sell, sell, even though salesmanship isn’t in our marshmallows.