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Quick quiz: Does the earth go around the sun, or does the sun go around the earth? If you answered that the earth goes around the sun, congratulations! You scored better than 26% of respondents in the...
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The Journal: The Instrument that Shapes Science and Academia
Anna Gielas traces the history of the journal, and it’s essential role in research and scholarship. Image courtesy of Tom Blackwell, Flickr. By Anna Gielas No matter whether you study medicine or...
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Scientists Behaving Badly (On Social Media)
By Brett Buttliere Operant conditioning is well established and suggests individuals will continue behavior that is rewarded (for instance with favorites, retweets, or replies). Image courtesy of...
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The science behind science communication
Untypical night at a typical restaurant Equipped with wooden floor, black-steel ceiling and furniture with different shades of brown, the Kirkwood Station Brewery in St. Louis, Missouri looks like a...
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Mind and Matter: The Intersection of Poetry and Science
The brain is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease, and you beside “CXXVI”by Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson (1830-86). Complete Poems....
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Top 10 posts for Early Career Researchers: recognizing ‘Best of The Student...
Since 2010, the PLOS Student Blog has served as an outlet for student scientists and postdocs to share their experiences and perspectives on life as young researchers. In 2015, the PLOS Student Blog...
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Statistics: A particularly significant skill for ECRs
I first encountered statistics in my AP Statistics class when I was 16 years old; I remember a particular lecture where we learned the importance of distinguishing the parametric t-test and the...
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Social media for ECRs: Serious scientists can (and do!) use Twitter
The role of social media in science has been hotly debated, with the most recent skirmish coming from a Guardian op-ed. Entitled “I’m a serious academic, not a professional Instagrammer,” the article...
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Grad School 101: 10 Tips for A Great First Year in Grad School
Labor Day has come and gone, pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks, and a new crop of students has just started the graduate school journey. We ECR editors were in your shoes not too long ago, and...
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Why Teaching Makes You Smarter
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Mark van Doren Last fall, I taught for the Science Honors Program (SHP) at Columbia University. SHP is a highly selective Saturday...
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New Funding Structure Offers Hope for Young U.S. Scientists
With all eyes on the current budget proceedings in Washington, D.C, scientists fear an uncertain funding landscape in the United States. Further funding cuts for institutional overhead costs, which...
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How science is communicated impacts how science is received: Early career...
In the fifth cycle of the ECR Travel Awards, early career researchers wrote in with their thoughts on how methods of science communication can influence the way a community assesses the value of...
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Take the Strange and Make it Familiar: Advice on Science Writing
Traditionally, scientists have been reluctant towards, if not prejudiced against, popular science journalism. The situation has only begun to change recently with scientist-communicators like Brian...
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Science of Science Communication with Bruce Lewenstein
0000-0002-5193-6605If you are a scientist, you have likely been confronted with the challenge of boiling down the work you do for various audiences. The simple act of saying how your day in lab went...
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ComSciConNY 2019: Competence, warmth, and knowing your audience
0000-0002-5193-6605Have you ever found yourself listening to an academic lecture peppered with unfamiliar words, feeling a little clueless? God knows I have. I usually cope by sheepishly googling words...
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