RECENT WRITING
Is Science Cool? No.
As the wider world celebrates science’s renewed coolness, our columnist stubbornly questions the world’s right to decide.
Help Not Wanted
The United States faces a severe shortage of qualified scientists—so why are there so many unemployed scientists?
Septuagenarians and Barbarians: A 30-something Visits the 5th and 50th
Princeton Alumni Weekly
People ask a certain question so often at Reunions that my friend Mike Korn ’00 had a T-shirt made to answer it. Now, when someone starts the inevitable “Which tent do you guys want to go to?” conversation, Mike simply points to his shirt, which reads: ANYWHERE BUT THE FIFTH.
Will That Be Trash or Credit?
If scientists just want to make the world a better place, why do they expend so much energy clamoring for credit?
The Unwritten Rules of Journalism
The key to understanding the way the media covers science is to know the rules science journalists adhere to.
[Corresponding interview for AAAS Podcast, 5/25/12]
[Linked on National Association of Science Writers front page, 5/29/12]
Thick Books and Thin Films
Before you pick up that next thriller novel, remember that scientists are not exactly as they are often portrayed.
How to Write Like a Scientist
Why do we require scientists to write badly? Anyway, here’s how.
I’ve Got Your Impact Factor Right Here
The Journal of Negative Results is only the beginning.
[Discussed on Reddit Biology, 2/24/12]
