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December 31, 2008
Category: Alcohol
As you prepare to welcome in the New Year, do me a favor will you? Reflect on the past month or so of the drinking season. Have an Uncle Joe or Aunt Sally who just seems to be wasted all...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 2:18 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogging
Science Blogs welcomes the arrival of Rebecca Skloot and her Culture Dish blog.
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December 30, 2008
Category: Conduct of Science
Zuska found an interesting article in the Chronicle of Higher Education discussing how scholars generate new ideas, and a nice conversation about it is going on at her place. I have some ideas of my own that have been expressed...
Posted by PhysioProf at 3:51 PM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Underrepresented Groups
The not-just-for-science-bloggers-anymore, thank you, conference ScienceOnline09 is scheduled to include a session on Race in Science moderated/facilitated by Danielle Lee (Urban Science Adventures) and Samia Ansari (49 percent). The blurb describes the session as follows: The issues of gender and...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 3:15 AM • 33 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 27, 2008
Category: Careerism
"Yeah, well she only got that Cell paper as a junior faculty member thanks to an affirmative action graduate fellowship so it doesn't count!"
Posted by DrugMonkey at 11:39 AM • 58 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 26, 2008
Category: Science Publication
The discussion following one of PhysioProf's posts on scientific authorship got long and discursive, bringing in a whole host of interesting issues. Many cover tired old ground, some are novel and fascinating and some seem tired and old but may...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 12:49 PM • 30 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 24, 2008
Category: Blogging
Best wishes for a well deserved pause in your busy lives DearReaders. Science and career can take a break while you enjoy your families, friends and recreational pursuits. Cheers to all! -DrugMonkey...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 7:14 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 23, 2008
Category: Conduct of Science
An interesting ethical issue has arisen as a sub-topic in our discussion of co-first authorship. One of our commenters asserted that he encourages his co-first author trainees to list their name first on their CVs even if they are not...
Posted by PhysioProf at 2:00 PM • 77 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 22, 2008
Category: Conduct of Science
Co-first authorship is a sham, and only serves as a political compromise to placate non-first authors. Grant/fellowship peer reviewers and hiring or promotion/tenure committees understand this, and therefore give little additional weight to the designation as co-first author of a...
Posted by PhysioProf at 10:27 AM • 102 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 20, 2008
Category: Day in the life of DrugMonkey
I am most emphatically not suggesting that trainees should just do whatever the PI wants, unchallenged at all times. Indeed this is a recipe for scientific disaster, in my view. It is the responsibility of the postdocs to debate, argue and persuade the PI...this is what science is all about.
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