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February 8, 2014

2/8/2014

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No "hard science" papers this week...

Do you need more reasons NOT to become a scientist? Here they are:
http://www.nature.com/news/animal-farm-1.14660
http://www.nature.com/news/biomedicine-the-changing-face-of-primate-research-1.14645
But please, do become an advocate for science...

So lizards need to socialize to become successful:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v506/n7486/full/506009a.html
Does the opposite apply to grad students?

A self-diagnosis tool for grad students.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_02_04/caredit.a1400031
This is obviously no laughing matter, but things don’t really get easier after grad school…

A set of well-intentioned articles on how to reduce waste in biomedical research:
http://www.thelancet.com/series/research
I can volunteer an example of pure waste: keeping a zebrafish head count. Not kidding.

A fun read for a Saturday night - or a Sunday morning. No more, no less.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6170/478.full
Talk about living up to your last name :-)

How to make your science understandable:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6171/600.full
I have as much to learn as anyone...
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