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This article is written by a scientist for scientists. My hope is that it will be browsed by scientists (including graduate students) and read by undergraduates.
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Basics

Applied and Basic Research

D. Jarrard Richard Sep 6, 2016

The choice between applied and basic research is a watershed career decision. Perhaps it is to be expected that the…

2. Research Methodology

Big Science versus Little Science

D. Jarrard Richard Aug 29, 2016

As the geometric growth in number of scientists collides with the linear growth in available science funding,…

Academic Career

Ego and the Scientific Pecking Order

D. Jarrard Richard Aug 28, 2016

“Go, wondrous creature! mount where Science guides, Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides; Instruct…

Ethics

Scientist and Lay Person

D. Jarrard Richard Aug 28, 2016

Are scientists unique? Many lay people hold a stereotypical view of scientists. very intelligent; myopic in…

Academic Career

Relation with Other Researchers: Cooperation or Competition?

D. Jarrard Richard May 18, 2016

Both cooperation and competition are integral aspects of scientific interaction. Joint projects combine diverse,…

5. General

Isaac Newton: The Insecure Arrogant!

D. Jarrard Richard May 18, 2016

The greatest scientific book of all time is Principia Mathematica, completed by Isaac Newton in 1687. Newton’s…