The start and the middle: beginning your PhD
Whether you’re starting a PhD fresh out of undergrad or after many years of employment, the decision to begin a doctorate is a significant career move. When I started, 18 months ago, I figured I had a pretty good idea of what I was getting into: I’d previously worked in industry, completed a Master’s degree, and worked as a research assistant in another lab. Read more
#scidata16: Work reproducibly for the sake of your career
Publishing Better Science through Beter Data writing competition Jonathan Page … Read more
The “black box” effect in science communication
In July 2016 scientists found out how to map the brain into dozens of new areas using neuroimaging. We also discovered that thousands of such brain scanning studies may be flawed. To someone lacking insight into neuroscience, these two equally important studies can seem conflicting. Although “science communication” happens everywhere, science can still feel like a black box to the public, mysteriously churning out breakthroughs which are packaged and relayed by a barrage of tweets and headlines. Read more
How is the rise of data-intensive research changing what it means to be a scientist?
Scidata publishing better science through better data competition winner Jonathan Page. Read more
