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March 31, 2009
Category: Doping
BikeMonkey GuestPostI had comments in the past on the topic of cognitive performance doping. You know, taking drugs to artificially improve how smart you are so as to gain a competitive advantage over your non-drug-taking peers. Doping. Just like sports...
Posted by bikemonkey at 9:43 PM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Animals in Research
As many of you are aware, the UCLA research community has been under assault from the Animal Rights Activist community for a couple of many years now. There has been an escalating series of attacks on the individual investigator's homes...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 2:26 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Diversity in Science
Eighteen percent? That's it?
Posted by DrugMonkey at 9:38 AM • 97 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 30, 2009
Category: Conduct of Science
This month's Scientiae is being curated by Candid Engineer, and the topic is "Overcoming Challenges". Comrade PhysioProf has previously alluded to the fact that in his experience, the most important single character trait required for success in science (or any...
Posted by PhysioProf at 4:32 PM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogging
A brief note to remind you of the opportunity to support young scientists. Isis the Scientist of On Becoming an Domestic and Laboratory Goddess blog has partnered with the American Physiological Society to fund an award for an undergraduate woman...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 10:09 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 29, 2009
Category: Careerism
I don't see where the current state of "tenure" privilege can possibly be a perq to draw top talent into scientific fields.
Posted by DrugMonkey at 10:25 AM • 52 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 27, 2009
Category: Grantsmanship
how about you? would a policy like this have driven you out of science?
Posted by DrugMonkey at 3:15 PM • 31 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Public Health
They have whole pharmacies dedicated to unscientific nonsense now? Who knew...
Posted by bikemonkey at 12:58 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 26, 2009
Category: Drug Abuse Science
Federal programs are giving addicts street drugs? Oh NOES!!!!!
Posted by DrugMonkey at 2:35 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 25, 2009
Category: Conduct of Science
One of my academic societies, namely the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, has a Facebook group page. At present there are over 100 people* following the group with nothing happening. Maybe about three posts on the wall. This brings...
Posted by DrugMonkey at 5:50 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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