22 Apr 2025
#PhD graduates can find catharsis in subverting the traditional acknowledgements section, our #ExperimentalError columnist writes. scim.ag/4jCcnyx @ScienceCareers
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17 Apr 2025
#PhD graduates can find catharsis in subverting the traditional acknowledgements section, our #ExperimentalError columnist writes. scim.ag/4jCcnyx @ScienceCareers
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6 Sep 2024
"I joined the graduate student government by accident. Like many misadventures in grad school (and in life), it started with a quest for free food."
Our #ExperimentalError columnist extols the rewards of serving in student government. @ScienceCareers scim.ag/8gI
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3 Sep 2024
"I joined the graduate student government by accident. Like many misadventures in grad school (and in life), it started with a quest for free food."
Our #ExperimentalError columnist extols the rewards of serving in student government. @ScienceCareers scim.ag/8eF
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14 Jul 2023
What would you do if you were preparing to start your postdoctoral fellowship—and then you found out your title wouldn’t be "Postdoctoral Fellow"?
A new #ExperimentalError column looks at why a #postdoc by any other name is not always as sweet. scim.ag/3lD
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11 Jul 2023
What would you do if you were preparing to start your postdoctoral fellowship—and then you found out your title wouldn’t be "Postdoctoral Fellow"?
A new #ExperimentalError column looks at why a #postdoc by any other name is not always as sweet. scim.ag/3jv
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1 Jun 2023
"A university is like a city … But in too many of those cities, postdocs … are priced out."
A new #ExperimentalError column reflects on a “serious flaw” in one institution’s affordable housing efforts. scim.ag/2PO @adam_ruben @ScienceCareers
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29 May 2023
"A university is like a city … But in too many of those cities, postdocs … are priced out."
A new #ExperimentalError column reflects on a “serious flaw” in one institution’s affordable housing efforts. scim.ag/2NO @adam_ruben @ScienceCareers
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14 Nov 2022
Today, tens of thousands of graduate students, postdocs, and academic researchers across a dozen University of California campuses plan to withhold labor. It’s poised to be the largest academic worker strike in history. scim.ag/x3 @ScienceCareers #ExperimentalError
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21 Oct 2022
"Yes, science is often hard. At the same time, scientists—and students—should be treated as respected human beings." scim.ag/gc #ExperimentalError @ScienceCareers
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18 Oct 2022
"Yes, science is often hard. At the same time, scientists—and students—should be treated as respected human beings." scim.ag/e9 #ExperimentalError @ScienceCareers
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19 Aug 2022
"I know I’m not the only one who is multitasking during virtual meetings."
Our #ExperimentalError columnist owns up to multitasking during virtual meetings—and why it might not actually be so bad. fcld.ly/dx3j023 @ScienceCareers
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16 Aug 2022
"I know I’m not the only one who is multitasking during virtual meetings."
Our #ExperimentalError columnist owns up to multitasking during virtual meetings—and why it might not actually be so bad. fcld.ly/dx3j023 @ScienceCareers
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6 Aug 2022
"You’re allowed to change. You’re allowed to leave. You’re allowed to let those years be exactly what they were: time spent growing and learning as a human being ... "
A reminder from our #ExperimentalError column that you're allowed to quit your #PhD. fcld.ly/imrw9db
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2 Aug 2022
"Community college is not 13th grade ... or a consolation prize. It’s a place where students work in the lab alongside their coursework. Real labs. Real science. Real scientists."
Read the latest #ExperimentalError column from @adam_ruben: fcld.ly/3hmmrt1 @ScienceCareers
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28 Jul 2022
"Community college is not 13th grade ... or a consolation prize. It’s a place where students work in the lab alongside their coursework. Real labs. Real science. Real scientists."
Read the latest #ExperimentalError column from @adam_ruben: fcld.ly/3hmmrt1 @ScienceCareers
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13 Apr 2022
"We need institutions to understand the value of our contributions and maybe borrow a little money from the salary of the football coach."
The latest #ExperimentalError from our humor columnist:
fcld.ly/bk0o7cj
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11 Apr 2022
In the latest #ExperimentalError column, @adam_ruben details the nuances of a recent assistant adjunct professor job posting—which paid zero dollars. fcld.ly/wpxu0ha @ScienceCareers
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6 Apr 2022
In the latest #ExperimentalError column, @adam_ruben details the nuances of a recent assistant adjunct professor job posting—which paid zero dollars. fcld.ly/wpxu0ha @ScienceCareers
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6 Apr 2022
"The suggestion that a professor would accept an unpaid teaching job was offensive not because it sounded ridiculous, but because it sounded plausible." science.org/content/article/… The latest #ExperimentalError from @adam_ruben #AcademicChatter
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