RECENT WRITING

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.

My old grad school lab appears to have fallen victim to the same budget cuts that are killing science around the country.

The hardest part of interdisciplinary collaborations is collaborating in an interdisciplinary way.

Is it really possible to be a student of all sciences?  No.

In his mid-30s prime, our columnist discusses the common traits of younger and older scientists.

In science, sometimes, mistakes are not merely good, they’re extraordinary.