I don’t know about you, but I love planetarium shows. I’m not even a huge fan of space, but I could go to those things all day. And of course, the planetarium shows aren’t always about space, often they’ve got sharks or rainforests. It’s a great educational experience, and wonderfully immersive. But I have always […]
Grad school in science* is a stressful time. You’ve got lots of pressure to produce, to do well in classes, to work more hours, to get more done, to learn faster, to teach, to volunteer. And you’re doing it all on, sometimes, less than $25,000 a year**. So on to all of that stress, you […]
Sci is at SciAm today, talking about the much-talked-of BRAIN initiative. What is it? What are its goals? And will it work? Will it be a BAM (Brain Activity Map) or a BUST (Badly Underfunded S**T)? What do you think? Head over and check it out.
As I was discussing bench-friendly hair the other day (currently, I’ve got piles of pins all in it, holding it back. It may look a little silly, but it’s really comfy), several commenters wondered why I didn’t just put on a baseball cap or a hairnet and call it a day (we do have to […]
Sci is at SciAm Blogs today, talking about a recent controversy. The paper is not a scientific study, instead it’s a scientific study of scientists, and how they look at science communication. Do they use blogs? Media outlets? Who do they trust, who do they think has influence? The answers are, sadly, not very surprising, […]
I rarely opine on publishing or publishing practices. This is mostly because I feel like I’m not ‘good’ at them. My papers don’t often get in with minor revisions. Often I’ve got a ridiculously puffed head about my own work (apparently), and send them to places which reject them out of hand, or suggest major […]
It never fails. Every semester I train new students, and every semester, the same thing happens. I hand them a sheet of my guidelines for students. Listed in there is the following: 4. Write things down. You will be getting so much new information at first it will feel like drinking out of a fire […]
Sci was at AAAS last week to give a talk on Scientists and Social Media! We had a great audience with lots of questions, and I was so glad that people felt engaged! Of course, not everyone could make the talk, so if you WANTED to and couldn’t, I have put up my slides and […]
Sci is headed to Boston tomorrow to participate in a panel on Engaging with Social Media at the AAAS meeting! I’m very excited to go, I have always wanted to go to a AAAS meeting! And I’d love to see you at the panel! So if you’re interested, head over to SciAm for details!
Sci is at SciAm Blogs today, wrapping up my second session from Science Online 2013, a session on Identity. We had a really productive discussion, and we’d like to build on it! Is there a way that you use your identity in your writing? Is there a way you could use one of your identities […]