#Careers

Lisa Porter

LisaPorter2

This week I was hopelessly buried. What kept my research program afloat - my amazing RAs @L_Porterlabrats My RAs are PhD trained experts paid grant by grant. I’m so

Women in Statistics and Data Science

WomenInStat

IS A (BIO)STAT PHD RIGHT FOR ME?Prospective students ask me this several times a year. It’s a tough one. I am super enthusiastic about stat and data science careers. It’s

Helena Dix

HelenaDix

1. I've tried to write this post for the last three days, but each time I get angry and need to walk away.I'd like to start by saying that I

Gastronomy at BU

GastronomyatBU

For those who missed our Conference Abstract Workshop last night with @MeganJElias, we can bring you up to speed! Why go to a conference? It's a great opportunity to find

listening to the cure and thinking about the bomb

TheWrongNoel

A friend of mine has been trying to hire a new employee for her department in a medium-sized org. After advertising several times with few applicants, and a couple of

Eric Theveneau

EricTheveneau

Had a novel story. Had senior PIs in the field read the draft. Several advised to submit to "big" journals. So I did. All rejected (so far). They argued for

Olga Khazan

olgakhazan

Now that my book is out, can I dispel one of the biggest myths (in my view) about book writing? It's that you have to be "really passionate" about your

Julío

juliorionaldo

This got me triggered, now here's an interesting thought:Not a single soul can predict what kind of demand will be the basis of a global economy.Our value chain will adapt

Not_FS

Not_FS_

The Blairite vision for the labour party is basically a philanthropistic one. Instead of a participatory mass movement composed of radical unions, local CLPs etc. their vision is of a

Historian

OlivetteOtele

UK academia: I cannot get over this. These are processes that lead to having few like me. This goes beyond this volume. The door is firmly shut and now protected

Catherine Osborne PhD

Catherine_DrOz

Melb Biomed scientists there seems to be a few jobs going at the moment. I’ve started a thread here of 3 I’ve seen in just the past few days (full

Spencer Ryan Hall

spencerhall

I know everybody is napping, but I’ve been thinking about how tough it is mentally for all the people who’ve had their life turned upside down by the coronavirus and

Calgary West

Calgary_West

Dear Alberta Parents,The UCP government’s adventures in disaster capitalism are endangering your children.Their failure to properly fund public schools during Covid 19 is leading to dangerous conditions in the classroom.Here’s

Shawn Martin

rshawnm

I have been disturbed by comments made in the past 24 hours regarding the fact that White House physician is an osteopathic physician (DO). The @AAFP strongly supports our DO

Dr. Piggy

drpiggyphd

I didn’t know all of this, but I knew enough to believe the rest.I am bitter. The Smash world would have been so different - more stable, more safe, thriving

Phil Galfond

PhilGalfond

Lots of interesting takes in this thread on the right approach. It’s hard to not be colored by our own successes and failures, but I think it will be helpful