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0000-0002-6635-8182 The last couple of years have seen a real surge of podcasts in many different genres and gladly this has also been the case when it comes to podcasts totally devoted to science. Today,
0000-0002-6635-8182 Ever thought about writing a popular science book or rewriting and communicating your research in a more popular scientific way in general? As a researcher, I have always found this being an essential part
A fundamental aspect of research is that the work you are doing should be reproducible by other researchers. It is in this manner that scientists can add individual contributions to a collective body of
0000-0002-6635-8182 This is a republished post in an effort to share PLOS posts relevant to early career researchers, especially news on peer review, preprints and open access. Read the original post and more on preprints on The Official
0000-0002-0698-5395It was in spring this year that I received a formal invitation to summarize my PhD as part of a seminar series at a well-respected research institute. After a first gasp and sputter of the
0000-0002-6635-8182 Open for whom? So this was this year’s Open Access Week. We hope you all enjoyed it and gave the development of open access (OA) a special thought. This time the theme for the week
To those pursuing a career in the sciences, especially in a research capacity, failure is the norm. However, the long term impacts of repeated failure remain unclear to many early career researchers. On one hand,
0000-0002-6635-8182 Despite last week’s focus on the upcoming #ClimateStrike, it was also Peer Review Week. This year’s theme was all about Quality in Peer Review. Since this event was excellent covered by The Official PLOS Blog,
“The first rule of NatPhil is that you do not talk about NatPhil.” Pretty much like the 1999 cult classic Fight Club, I signed up for an underground fraternity during my sophomore year. It
It’s finally fall! Which for many of us means cooler temps, changing leaves, pumpkin flavored beverages, and back-to-school. Whether you’re a fresh face on campus, or were around all summer (and maybe some previous ones
