by Suzanne on November 5, 2009

I don't need to tell you that you can find (virtually) everything you need to know on the internet -- encylopedias are a thing of the past. Now, you have an app for that on your phone. You don't even need to wait to get home. So (read on...)

by Suzanne on May 8, 2009

Attending conferences is critical for your research.  It is a great way to reinvigorate your enthusiasm and inspire  new ideas, as well as see old friends and make new ones. But it is also a valuable opportunity to visit many (read on...)

by Carrie on May 6, 2009

If a picture is worth a thousand words then video and audiovisual presentations must be worth millions. So Jing, a free piece of  software that allows users to easily create annotated visual communications, should be an (read on...)

by Nick on February 5, 2009

No scientist is an island, not even a great scientist like you. A good network of professional contacts is as essential to your career as hard work at the bench. This is because your network can open many doors that no amount of (read on...)

by Suzanne on December 2, 2008

You may have seen some of the different websites around for networking. I'm not talking about Facebook or Myspace, which are for social networking. Facebook and Myspace are great for keeping up with friends and sharing more (read on...)

by Nick on October 30, 2008

Powerpoint is a double-edged sword. There's no doubt it makes putting together a presentation easier. Those who worked with slides, overhead projector films and the like in the years B.P. (Before Powerpoint) will testify to (read on...)

by Nick on September 8, 2008

Social networking is the latest buzz on the internet. You've heard about it, but what does it mean to you as a scientist? Well for one thing, it means that networking has never been easier. Here are five of the best social (read on...)

by Dan on July 10, 2008

In a recent issue of Cell, there's an interesting commentary on Molecular Movies... Coming to a Lecture Near You. The article got me thinking - wouldn't it be useful if there were more skilled graphics and animation experts at (read on...)

by Dan on March 6, 2008

Relating to my recent comments on seminars, a beginning grad student or undergrad researcher might wonder why journal club is such a good thing. Or you might not be wondering, since the benefits are more or less the same: (read on...)

by Dan on February 25, 2008

Continuing in the same frame of mind as my last post, What Comes After Grad School, I was thinking about something that Alex said: It reminds me of a bit of advice given to a fellow postdoc by Dr. Richard Hynes - try to attend (read on...)