We’re all familiar with the stereotypical image of the lone scientist, slaving away (usually in the lab) for years to produce game-changing results that earn them the Nobel Prize.…
Researchers are well aware of the importance of understanding how their field has developed over time, and where their research fits into that broader context. We don’t want to…
Doing a graduate degree can be an intense experience. You spend a lot of time with your grad school cohort: you share the ups and downs of grad student…
In the previous post we discussed the idea of science being broken, a crisis driven by a combination of the public being less convinced of scientific research than they used to…
Given the headlines lately, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the public doesn’t trust scientists, and that science ranks no higher than opinion in understanding the world. Journal article…
You’ve likely heard about citizen science in the news, at conferences, and around the halls and research labs of universities and colleges. But how does it work – and…