2020 – The Year of Challenge
Are you thinking “good riddance” to the challenges of 2020? What if we take a deeper look at what “good” and “bad” has come from the past year.
Category: Social commentary
Giving thanks … and no thanks … on thanksgiving
Originally I was going to post just about being thankful. See, despite shrinking budgets and challenging times, we scientists are a lucky group – especially…
OMG, Your Model Is Speculative! How Dare You!?
How dare you to “speculate” about what your results might mean? That’s the attitude I’ve received twice now, from two different reviewers, on two different…
The cost of information being “free”
I think that there’s plenty of room in this world for good, free information. But for deep information that requires a real investment of time and energy to develop and keep up to date, the “free” model doesn’t work well.
Are science administrators trembling in their boots over the recession?
The dreaded R word. Here, I’ll say it: recession! Administrators in academia seem to be freaking out about it. I understand why… the big budget…
