Pretending you planned to test that hypothesis the whole time
Our scientific papers often harbor a massive silent fiction.
Papers often lead the readership into thinking that the main point
Letters of recommendation for a faculty job: teaching observations
How do you get a (teaching) job without experience, and how do you get (teaching) experience without a job?
Sure,
We’re teaching the scientific method incorrectly
As a scientist, I am often doing science. It’s my job. I know science. By any measure, I’m
Open question: sabbatical funding?
This is a question for you:
I suspect most universities have moved to a one-semester sabbatical, with a full-
Teaching universities as the farm league
Many people seek faculty jobs at teaching universities even though they would prefer to work at a research university.
This
Less valid complaints about not getting a tenure-track faculty position
We produce way more PhD scientists than the existing demand for tenure-track faculty positions. That’s a straight up
The safety talk with students in your lab
Safety is a top priority in my lab, though in the lab I’m not particularly over-concerned about safety.
What do students call you? Professor, Ms., Mrs., Mr., Dr., Sir?
Update 05 June 2015:
You probably arrived to this page from a search trying to find out what to call
A method to develop scientists from underrepresented groups: Research Recruits
The United States needs to develop more scientists from underrepresented groups. This post describes an approach I’ve developed that
“What are you doing for vacation?”
I feel a little put out when people ask me what I’m doing with my 3 month vacation. Um,
