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November 30, 2009
Sciencewomen
Inadwrimo is over, but the work never ends. I did a not-so-stellar job of meeting my not-so-stellar goals for writing and research in November, but I did get some stuff done. Done! Accepted!!!!! Finish revisions on the paper-that-won't-die (goal: November 13) Done! Internal release time application (due November...
November 27, 2009
DrugMonkey
The manuscript has been submitted for crowdsourced peer review Our good blogfriend DrJ&MrsH; has prepared a manuscript for your review. It contains such observations as: Despite no obvious size disparity, Righty consistently delivered more product than Lefty. Across all observations (n = 50), Righty matched or outpaced Lefty (Fig....
Mike the Mad Biologist
Should You Get a Ph.D.? Sciencewomen's readers ask about the Ph.D., and the Mad Biologist answers.
The World's Fair
Ideas for new Science Scout badges? Nov 27, 2009 Dear lovers of science, badges, and various degrees of alcohol consumption Today, I'll be scanning the comments at the Facebook group to create a few more Science Scout badges to put up sometime tomorrow, but if you've...
November 24, 2009
Uncertain Principles
Tenure: Threat, Menace, or Market Failure? I've been a little too busy to participate, but His Holiness and Eric Weinstein on Twitter have gotten into an interesting exchange about the structure of academia, and the appropriate number of Ph.D.'s in science. As usual, I suspect I'm...
The Quantum Pontiff
Quantum Misc Some notes for quantum computing people: IARPA will be hosting a Proposers' Day Conference for the Quantum Computer Science (QCS) Program on December 17, 2009 in anticipation of the release of a new solicitation in support of the program. Details...
November 23, 2009
The Quantum Pontiff
The 1/6th People @EricRWeinstein is at it again in twitterland, this time on the subject of the funding of science. For an intriguing read about the glut of Ph.D.s versus science funding, he links to his (circa 1998?) article titled: "How and Why...
November 21, 2009
The Scientific Activist
Rhodes Secretary: Wall Street Megabonuses Draining Our Young Talent In the op-ed pages of The Washington Post today, Elliot Gerson--the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust--takes a bold stand.
November 20, 2009
A Blog Around The Clock
ScienceOnline2010 - introducing the participants As you know you can see everyone who's registered for the conference, but I highlight 4-6 participants every day as this may be an easier way for you to digest the list. You can also look at the Program...
November 19, 2009
Transcription and Translation
Fourty two* and still in need of mentoring? ... the NIH should not give young investigators a break ... because they are full of crap?!?!!!
Transcription and Translation
Scientific Careers and Job Security From Study Finds Science Pipeline Strong, But Losing Top Students, Science 30 October 2009: Vol. 326. no. 5953, p. 654 A new study finds little evidence for leaks in the U.S. pipeline for producing native-born scientists except for a steep...
The World's Fair
Sabbatical home exchange - tricks of the trade? So I'm based in Vancouver, Canada, and will be heading off to London, UK in July 2010, and I'm curious to hear any advice on how to best increase your chances for that low maintenance sabbatical house swap. I've done...
November 18, 2009
On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
Ask Dr. Isis - How Do I Convince a Young Girl That Math = Hot? I'm back to my list of Ask Dr. Isis email. Next up in the queue is this one: Dr. Isis, I'm a regular lurker at your blog who is writing on behalf of my mother - she's a fourth grade...
Christina's LIS Rant
Is the run away from “librarian” and “library” a conflict between 2nd and 3rd wave feminists? Let me start by quoting an e-mail Dawn Pointer McCleskey sent to the SLA-DC listserv today (I have her permission). This is in reply to an e-mail from a younger member who mentioned how teachers and nurses have reclaimed their...
DrugMonkey
Repost: A Modest Proposal on Impact Factors People argue back and forth over whether Impact Factor of journals, the h-index, Total Cites, specific paper cites, etc should be used as the primary assessment of scientific quality. Many folks talk out of both sides of their mouths, bemoaning the irrelevance of journal Impact Factor while beavering away to get their papers into those journals and using the criterion to judge others. In this you will note people arguing the case that makes their CV look the best. I have a proposal:
The Primate Diaries
Want To Be Featured On This Blog and Foil Creationists? PZ has information that Ray Comfort and his merry band of misfits have changed their plans and are passing out their Origin of Species propaganda today. You should go and get a copy right away. They're most likely located...
November 17, 2009
Sciencewomen
Tips from the top: Mentoring is really, super important to help people succeed. Recently I had the opportunity to attend a talk by Gail Cassell, a member of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine, and one of the authors of the NAS report Rising Above the Gathering Storm. Dr. Cassell is currently Vice...
DrugMonkey
On Developing a Research Grant Proposal To contrast with PhysioProf, I think the ordering of events is not strictly dependent on specific subfield. In my case it has to do with ongoing specific circumstances in the laboratory and my ongoing research findings and interests.
The World's Fair
A daily log of concerns by a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists. A humour piece by David Grimes which wonders what you'd hear if you could listen in on the thoughts of such a scientist on a minute by minute basis. Here is the start but it's worth a read all the...
November 16, 2009
DrugMonkey
Discussing Talent and Luck Not only because it is the source of some of my own queasiness when reading (and trying to discuss) Gladwell, but also because I fall into this trap when talking about science careers.
November 15, 2009
Sciencewomen
Hi. I'm boring. (But there's a beautiful necklace at the end.) I even stole the title from Lady Scientist, because I am just that original these days. I spent the week teaching, advising, mothering, and making some progress on my InaDWriMo goals for the month. As of last week the goals...
A Blog Around The Clock
The Open Laboratory 2009 - one of the last calls for submission! Reminder: Deadline is December 1st at midnight EST! Here are the submissions for OpenLab 2009 to date (under the fold). You can buy the 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions at Lulu.com. Please use the submission form to add more...
November 14, 2009
On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
Guidelines for Emailing Dr. Isis (ie, Don't Make Me Smack a Bitch) I love you, little chickens. You know that I do. That's why I answer your emails. Still, some of you are making me lose my fucking mind! Figure 1: An artist's rendition of Dr. Isis answering some of your emails....
November 13, 2009
On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
A Digital Place for Women in Science Recently I received the following email from appropriately worshiping reader Victoria: Hello Dr. Isis, I've been following your blog for a while and I love it! I'm writing to you now because I'm a postdoc and just returned from a...
November 12, 2009
Sciencewomen
Ask sciencewomen: If I'm happy with an MS, should I get a PhD? From the mailbag: I have a Masters in Biology (from a 5 year BS/MS program) and for the past 4 years I've been working as a lab manager/technician. I have my own research project(s) in addition to keeping track of...
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