Learning to do Science – Page 41 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Literature Recommendations for Scientific Writing

2013-01-17

Three very good books that cover different areas of scientific writing. I would strongly suggest reading all three before working in science.
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Authorship of Scientific Articles

2013-01-17

A frequent source of anger: Who gets to be an author and in which order do they appear. Some answers.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Task Management

2012-12-16

A couple of helpful tips for task management -- in Academia and other areas of life.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Time Management

2012-12-12

Three basic tips of time management. And the best graph I ever came up with (so far).
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Choosing a Research Topic

2012-12-09

Which research topic you deal with is one of the most important decisions you make in science (the other one being where you research it). Here are some tips for choosing a good research topic. I only wish I had known them earlier.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Colleagues & Networking

2012-12-08

Science is a human enterprise. You have to deal with colleagues and networking does have its uses. Here are valuable tips. Includes a few things about mobbing (yes, it happens in Academia as well).
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Flawed Science — Or: Where do we go from here?

2012-12-06

Comment on the scientific misconduct case by Mr. Stapel, what it means for science, and that a wage of 18333€ per hour is perhaps a bit high for doing community service.
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Interesting Posting about Doing Science

2012-12-06

There are inspirational researchers working in science still -- a link to someone who gives a shout-out to these researchers.
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PhD Comics’ What is Open Access?

2012-10-26

As a scientist, you want your work to be read. Open Access is an interesting way to make it happen. A great video by PhD Comics explains how.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Positions & Advisers

2012-09-05

Perhaps the most important criteria that determines ones' success in science in the beginning: Which job you take and who advises you. I so wish I had known this earlier.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

The institution I work for, or rather the people officially representing it, have already distanced themselves from this blog. I find this unnecessary, as I’ve clearly stated in the «About this Blog» section that this is a personal blog.

Frankly, I have nothing but contempt for those who lack the backbone to address their concerns directly and instead resort to passive-aggressive tattling to others. Such behavior strikes me as not only cowardly, but also spineless, gutless, and wholly unprincipled. Moreover, these efforts are as pathetic as they are futile.

That said, I might listen if you present compelling arguments and evidence, as constructive feedback is always welcome. Who knows? We might even both gain something valuable from the interaction.

A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

This blog is not focused on a single topic, or method. As long as it is relevant to improving creativity (or allowing it in the first place), it's fair game.
Some postings on this blog deal with freedom, as I think that we need freedom of thought, of speech, of association, etc. pp. to solve mankind's problems. Thus, some postings may seem a bit remote when it comes to organizing creativity. Freedom is, however, the bedrock of creativity.
The heterogeneity of the postings can make reading this blog a bit cumbersome, at least if you are only interested in one topic. You can either use the search function (above), or use the categories or the tags to narrow down the postings you see.