Lessons From My Grade School Writing
As I've mentioned previously, when I was a kid, I liked to write. Recently, I was reflecting on the quality and kinds of writing I did as a kid, and I realized that some lessons I learned back then that…
SciComCon ’25 Recap
Last weekend, I was part of a career panel for ComSciCon-Triangle. ComSciCon is a nationwide workshop series organized by graduate students, for graduate students, focused on building science communication skills. It's super cool; I wish this had existed when I…
Rejected Manuscripts: There’s a Third Option
In late March, an economics professor Tweeted about his academic dilemma: His manuscript had just been rejected from a journal for the seventh time. Should he give up on the paper? Last time I checked, the Tweet had 107 comments…
On Pizza and Audience Segmentation
Imagine, if you will, that I asked you to order a pizza. “Sure. What kind of pizza?” you ask. Whatever people will like. OK, who are these “people”? Everyone at our meeting! Can you be a bit more specific? Um,…