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| The quantity of quality: a note to aspiring scientists |
| Like it or not, science is a job. The days when rich noblemen leisurely went after their scientific hobbies is over (and has been for quite some time). This job is not one you get rich on, at least not quickly. Postdocs,...[more] |
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| Posted on Tuesday 10 August 2010 - 15:04:12 |
| Science is not a 9-5 job |
| Yesterday I read an article in the German newspaper "Süddeutsche", in which the author states that basically every German scientist incriminates his employer. The article says: ...[more] |
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| Posted on Tuesday 29 January 2008 - 08:39:44 |
| The data confirm: don't get children before tenure |
| This morning, on the podcast of the journal Science was an interview with Beryl Lieff Benderly who covered the topic of women in science. They talked about a recent feature article in American Scientist precisely on tha...[more] |
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| Posted on Thursday 19 April 2012 - 10:31:39 |
| Don't trust scientists! |
| The plural of anecdote is not data. Yet, anecdotes of scientific misconduct are accumulating. Everyone knows the most high-profile cases like those of Jan Hendrik Schön or Hwang Woo-Suk. In a recent survey, over 70% of s...[more] |
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| Posted on Tuesday 02 March 2010 - 11:21:05 |