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Category Archives: humor
How *NOT* to deliver a seminar
It seems that people are apt to try and recreate or relive their greatest successes, and it turns out that I am not immune to this behavior. Some years ago, a combination of exasperation and disbelief coupled with an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in education, How NOT to get a lab job, how to deliver a presentation, How to give a seminar, humor, postdoc, postdoctoral fellow, presentation, Research, science, talk, tips on presenting a seminar
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Even scientists have birthdays
What do you get for a scientist who has everything? Except, perhaps, all the grants and papers he wants….
Posted in Birthdays, grants, humor, manuscripts, peer review, Research, reviews, science, scientists
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No escape from the geeky scientist phenotype–or is that stereotype?
Professor John Nerdelbaum Frink, Jr., scientist from “The Simpsons.” A familiar stereotype.
Posted in doddering fools, exxon, Geek, humor, intoverts, nerd, phenotype, Research, science, scientist, spotify, stereotype, the simpsons
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Hey, I didn’t even get the grant!
Scientists today spend a considerable chunk of their time writing: grants, protocols, manuscripts, reviews, grant reviews, etc. One of the bureaucratic requirements that most of us are familiar with is the “progress report.” Every year — or even after every … Continue reading
Posted in awardee, bureaucracy, foundation, funding, grant, humor, No, progress report, Research, science, scientist, Writing
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Flushing out the culprit
Over the years in academia, I’ve learned a trick or two about good administration. And here I am, rising to the task: a serial leaver-of-paper on the men’s departmental toilet seat needed to be taken care of. At first, I … Continue reading
Posted in academia, administration, cleanliness, humor, Research, science, toilets
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Moved to poetry by….OMICS
Yes, the unfunny joke of a company called OMICS has moved me. Debating between tears and poetry, I opted for the latter, writing my “Epic Omics Limmerick,” provoked by the email pasted below. Here is my verse: There once was … Continue reading
Posted in BS, fraud, humor, limmerick, OMICS, Open Access, poetry, Research, science, science journals, Science research, sucker born every minute
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“Dogged Science”
No, this is not posed or photoshopped. But it is apparent that Ginger is somewhat less enthusiastic about calculations in single molecule imaging than I am.
Posted in competing interests, dogs, dSTORM, Ginger, humor, Labrador Retriever, Research, science, single molecule imaging, vizsla
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World Cup SNOUT
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The ease of publishing does not reflect the realities of science
Almost every day I am besieged through email to either join editorial boards of new ‘up-and-coming’ journals or submit manuscripts to them. Neither is a trivial matter for me. A submitted manuscript often comes after several years of research by … Continue reading
Posted in article, fly-by-night, humor, journals, online, Open Access, paper, Research, science, Submission, waste of time
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