I’m back down at the field station in Costa Rica (missing my family quite a bit) and I had

Apparently, there are some editors of academic journals who will readily send manuscripts out to “non-preferred reviewers” — the specific

One hundred twenty nine. I’ve been doing this, every other week, for a while now. Students learn by doing,

I’ve noticed that junior scientists tend to be really picky about conflicts of interest, whereas senior scientists don’t

Once in a while, I look at the statistics for this site and I get to see some of the

(image: first Matilija poppy of the season) Early luck in grant funding has massive long-term effects on future funding

Some while ago, I wrote about experiences serving on NSF panels, just to demystify the experience for folks who haven’

In science, we’re used to suboptimal methods — because of limited time, resources, or technology. But one of our biggest

This article about getting things done in large organizations is so, so, so good. Modest advice for new graduate students

I’ve learned a lot from listening to scientists on twitter, including grad students and undergrads. One thing I’ve