By Michael Wheelock, @MSWheelock Putting the pieces together in brain disease A young Turkish girl is seated and smiling at a puzzle board in front of her. She places some pieces inside of the board, some ontop of it, some upside down, but none in their […]
By Nidhi Ruy Graduate students and postdocs in biological and life sciences face a daunting career landscape. The path from earning a PhD to securing a career in science is far from straightforward. Currently, less than 15% of postdocs with PhDs in biological sciences find […]
By Carol Feltes At the end of each year I look forward to the new annual collections of great writing known as the “Best American Series.” For people who don’t have enough time to indulge in a generous and interesting diversity of high quality literature […]
By Christina Pyrgaki, @CPyrgaki For the last 35 years, the University of Lake Superior has published a list of banished words – words in the English language that are deemed overused, misused, or useless. Topping the 2013 version was a term that no American has […]
By Gabrielle Rabinowitz, @GabrielleRab In Part I of this post I explained the harm that can result from over-hyped science reporting. But what if scientists’ own enthusiasm for their work is what sparks the hype? As Rob O’ Sullivan of Dar-winning pointed out in a […]
By Michael Wheelock, @MSWheelock The Fallacy of Finches If I contribute as much to science as the pigeon has, I’ll consider my career an overwhelming success. Why? Because pigeons were instrumental in helping Darwin argue for evolution by natural selection. “Wait a second Mike,” you […]
