A lot of what you do in science is judged through the lens of who you are. Actually, that’s true of nearly any human endeavor, not just science. But since this blog is ostensibly about science careers, I’ll focus on those.
Honestly, it amazes me that I managed to build up some kind of reputation in my community of peers. It is not like I spent nearly as much effort at this as I probably should have. ...(read more)
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The title of the post relates to a debate going on over at the Science Careers Blog.
The editor there was responding to an article by Dr. Isis that was responding to an article by Vijee Venkatraman titled: “Time to Hire a Housekeeper?”
The debate boils down to this: Vijee and Jim are saying that the idea of hiring a housekeeper is a great way to leverage your time and focus on the important things. The advice in the original article ...(read more)
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Way disappointing!
That’s my reaction to the final episode of Lost. Before you go… I’m going to explain the relationship to your career in a moment. But first…
I’ll admit it, I was a fan over the past 3 years (one time I rented all the previous year’s episodes and caught up in a matter of two weeks… that was a marathon!)
(Spoiler alert – don’t read if you are thinking you might watch LOST sometime)
People who liked ...(read more)
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Last weekend I went on an Easter Egg Hunt with my daughter. I discovered something important about human psychology on that hunt, that applies to adult scientists and child easter egg hunters as well. It is important to avoid unrealistic expectations in life and in science careers. The great recognition always comes from hard work, excellence, and persistence.
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In today’s episode, Morgan discusses the issue of graduate students and timelines. Presently, the term of graduate studies is often limited by most universities, to prevent people from becoming “permastudents”. While the reasoning is laudable, it causes problems for people that may follow them throughout their science careers. Morgan discusses the issue in this episode.
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