Tag Archives: Career

A scientist’s family

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Rachel

Science magazine surveyed postdocs and postdoc advisers about what makes a successful postdoctoral experience (“Postdocs: Striving for Success in a Tough Economy“). One glaring discrepancy between the two groups is the importance of spousal accommodation. 37% of supervisors and 86% … Continue reading →

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Computers as Doctors

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Rachel

IBM’s computer “Watson” won Jeopardy recently. IBM’s claim that Watson’s progeny could benefit the medical community led Carey Goldburg to speculate on what the future of medicine may hold in this article, ‘The McDonald’s Rx’: How Computers Can And Should … Continue reading →

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The Lab, Part II

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Rachel

I recently reviewed “The Lab”, an interactive video produced by the Office of Research Integrity, in which you can play one of four people who had opportunities to minimize the damage of another person’s misconduct. I had made a beeline … Continue reading →

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The Lab, an interactive video on science misconduct

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Rachel

The Office of Research Integrity developed an interactive video for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training, called “The Lab”. I am very impressed. The video was very well done. Only one actor seemed distractingly stilted, the dialog was not distractingly … Continue reading →

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Grant considerations

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Rachel

Some professors have funny attitudes about what they could do with their grant money. As long as an experiment is sort of related to the general topic of the grant, they reason, it was fair game. When ordering supplies, the … Continue reading →

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When I’m grown up

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Rachel

Less than a couple years ago I was still wondering what I wanted to be when I grew up. At my age, another question has to accompany this question: when will I be grown up? Now that I have a … Continue reading →

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Random science bits of interest to me

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Rachel

It’s interesting to think about what we’re interested in, and why. (Why AM I interested in why I am interested in the things I am interested in?) My favorite general career-searching book, What Color is Your Parachute, includes an activity … Continue reading →

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Faith of a scientist

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Rachel

This post isn’t about religion. I’d love to put the science-religion war to rest, and Francis Collins is one of my heroes for doing just that. Yes, Virginia, it is possible to have religious faith AND be a scientist. But … Continue reading →

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Review of “The disposable academic”

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Rachel

The disposable academic: why doing a PhD is often a waste of time I reign in my own negativity about getting a PhD. This article from the Economist (Dec 16, 2010) is even more negative. The bulk of the article … Continue reading →

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Dabbling

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Rachel

Scientific Career Renewal by Peter Fiske Peter Fiske’s article “Scientific Career Renewal” talks about the benefits of dipping into new areas. Doing so will generate new ideas (in the overused cliche, think outside the box), and renew your enthusiasm, or … Continue reading →

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