Month: December 2017
Dumping and delegating
A position of authority can easily lead to an abrogation of responsibility.
Snakes and ladders
One of the peculiarities of academia is that the skills that bring success at one level are no guarantee of success at the next.
The state of the art
Scientists who don’t rush to embrace new techniques and assays risk an uphill struggle to win funding.
Impact factors and batting averages
Journals like to pretend that the impact factor is like a batting average in sports. But it’s not.