Stranger than Fiction
If doing your job requires constant applications to keep doing it, is that really a “job”?
Why do we need to keep “auditioning” for work we’re already performing?
Let’s first agree
Beyond Useful: When Being the Swiss Knife Backfires
We all know this person. Or we are this person. You troubleshoot broken connections in the lab, fix the department printer, teach undergrads how to use the Nanodrop and pH-meter, and share
Every rockstar scientist has an origin story
Six years ago, during a science communication session at a conference, we were given the task to explain “why we do what we do” to people unfamiliar with our research. While having this
A potted history of peer review - Part 2
So far we have dived into the historical origins of the peer review concept and the earliest attempts at an external referee system used by the Royal Society. Even in this early exploration,
A potted history of peer review - Part 1
Peer review is a staple of science, a seemingly inescapable barrier that every researcher must cross in order to share their work with the world. The internet is awash with complaints about Reviewer