At the risk of giving you the impression that Idaho is full of backwoods uneducated types, I’m going to mention a recent article about the “vaccination debate” here in Idaho.
The article tells the story of a group of anti-immunization crusaders in Northern Idaho through the lens of two contrasting women. One of these is the leader of the anti-immunization folks, Ingri Cassel. The other is state epidemiologist Christine Hahn.
I’m not going to wade into the depths of the ...(read more)
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communication,
immunization,
politics,
science
A few years ago I gave a talk in the biochem department at UNC. Afterwards I went out for lunch with my mentor, and he berated me. (Did I mention that he can be an intimidating guy? But I listen to him, since he’s the one who helped me go from no grants to lots of grants…)
He berated me for several things, including using a difficult-to-read font, giving a software demo that took a bunch of time to get ...(read more)
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grants,
nih,
research,
science,
talks,
university
Many of you have probably heard of speed dating, a relatively new (well, 10 years old now) phenomenon where a large group of singles go to meet potential mates. You get 3-5 minutes with each potential person to decide if you like them and want to give them your phone number for a future date. Put yourself at one of these events for a minute. Since you have such a short amount of time, what would you look for to ...(read more)
If you’re a scientist who wants to get your work recognized, then the titles you put on your talks, papers, and grants matter.
Today I had a conversation related to my bike shop that illustrates this point (and how to do it) clearly.
My business partner is doing a tele seminar series on bike touring. She named the first interview:
“Bike touring with Ross & Laura”
I took one look at the title, and the record playing in my mind came to a screeching ...(read more)
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headlines,
papers,
talks,
titles
