Connecting With Your Reviewer
Is your reviewer perfectly objective? We are taught that in science, everything is objective. When it comes to your reviewer however, they often respond to…
Category: communication
How Procrastination Is Linked To Imperfection
Imperfect action in your research career, and especially in your grants, is vital. I used to completely screw this up, trying to take “perfect action” and getting…
Of Donuts and Grants
What’s a Donut Shop in Chicago got to do with writing great grant proposals? It’s about giving the “customer” what she wants… Watch this short…
Facts don’t win, passion does!
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…
Discovering Love in a great talk
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…
