Author: Brooke Morriswood
To boldly go
Big science doesn’t have a monopoly on the big questions. Continue reading
Remembrance of experiments past (a short guide to keeping a lab book)
Keeping a lab book is a simple and utterly indispensable aspect of benchwork. TIR offers a few tips on how to make your record a reliable one. Continue reading
A plague on both your houses
One of the hardest things about parenting are the sick days. Continue reading
2017: TIR’s year in review
Dumping and delegating
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.
Great scientists, great moustaches (a Movember posting)
An appreciative look at some great minds, and the moustaches that went (just) before them.
Total Internal Reflection 