If you’re running a lab, will you get more from people if you praise their successes or criticise their failures? Continue reading
Month: August 2016
Holiday reading
TIR will be away for the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime here’s a selection of books to keep you occupied on your summer getaways – a mixture of recent reads and old favourites.
Sharing the load, part 2 (science and parenting)
Last month’s posting (“Sharing the load“) with stories of parents in science was one of TIR‘s most popular yet. Here are three four (updated September 1st) more accounts of parents juggling commitments.
Illustration created by Oliver Hoeller. Like it? Check out more of his work here: www.oliverhoeller.com
Of general interest
In science, when you’ve got a story that’s ready for publication, you have to decide where to send it – and the choice is far from inconsequential. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 