Experimental Error Index
By Adam Ruben
August 13, 2010
"We [scientists] are distrusted, feared, but most of all, misunderstood." --Adam Ruben
Adam Ruben, Ph.D., is a practicing scientist and the author of Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School.
- The Unwritten Rules of Journalism
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25 May 2012
The key to understanding the way the media covers science is to know the rules science journalists adhere to.
- Thick Books and Thin Films
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27 April 2012
Before you pick up that next thriller novel, remember that scientists are not exactly as they are often portrayed.
- How to Write Like a Scientist
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23 March 2012
Why do we require scientists to write badly? Anyway, here's how.
- I've Got Your Impact Factor Right Here
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24 February 2012
The Journal of Negative Results is only the beginning.
- The Top 10 Worst Things About Working in a Lab
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27 January 2012
Lab work left you feeling dissatisfied? Our Experimental Error columnist feels your pain.
- Truly Alternative Careers
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23 December 2011
Looking for something really different? Consider a career in alchemy, lysenkoism, diluvial geology -- or invent your own!
- What Scientists Can Be Grateful For on Thanksgiving
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25 November 2011
When you carve the turkey, don't forget to thank science.
- OMG, So Many Science Careers
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28 October 2011
If you like grant writing, writing grants, and obtaining grants via writing, you may enjoy life as an academic scientist.
- Nobel Gas
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23 September 2011
It’s time to reclaim the Nobel Prize for the common scientist, for those who have long considered the award beyond their grasp.
- This Is only a Test
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26 August 2011
As we are training to become fully fledged scientists, we ourselves are the test subjects.
- The Gray-Pride Parade
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29 July 2011
Walk through the corridors of many scientific institutions and you'll see the results of decisions made by the hiring committee of 1962.
- What Happens in the Lab Stays in the Lab
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24 June 2011
Our labs are science-based mini-societies -- so why do we run them in the same arbitrary and bureaucratic way as the rest of the world?
- Fetus Don't Fail Me Now
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27 May 2011
With his daughter still in the embryonic stage, our columnist wonders if it's too early to steer her toward a career in science.
- Forging a Head
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22 April 2011
Scientific hoaxes -- the harmless kind -- can be fun, and they can show us how easy it is to stop thinking like a scientist.
- Achieving Immortality
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01 April 2011
How can we ensure that future students will read our names when, many years from now, they open their science textbooks on their iPad 15s?
- Most Likely to Secede
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25 February 2011
No talented child ever says, "I want to pipette repetitively when I grow up."
- Lies, Damn Lies, and Seminars
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28 January 2011
For all the naive and gullible graduate students out there, here's a handy guide to what those speakers are really saying.
- Electile Dysfunction
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22 October 2010
Over tea, our columnist considers what the congressional elections might mean for the prospects of science and scientists.
- Don't Worry, I'm (Un)Professional--A Guide to Your Laboratory Colleagues
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24 September 2010
Our Experimental Error columnist asks,“Who are the people in your fume hood?”
- All That Glitters Is All We Remember
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27 August 2010
Why are we most fascinated by the irrelevant aspects of science?
- Don't Try This at Home
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23 July 2010
Shouldn't scientists blow more things up? Introducing the first humor column about being, and becoming, a scientist.
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