PinnedPublished inVentureDeath by Statistics“Statistics cannot substitute for clear thinking. It can’t do the job of human inductive inference.”Sep 5, 2022A response icon19Sep 5, 2022A response icon19
Le ciel va nous tomber sur la tête: Dealing with anxiety as an academicLeading a lab means marching like a village chief while quietly watching for budget meteors and attacks by Reviewer #3. Here is a playbook…Sep 15A response icon2Sep 15A response icon2
Meet the bioRxiv AffiliatesTo promote the rapid dissemination of new research, bioRxiv and medRxiv depend on Affiliates who help screen manuscripts. Affiliates are…Sep 9A response icon1Sep 9A response icon1
The J-Turing Test, 2025 update: a termite walks into a bar — this time the model gets it and even…GPT-5 Thinking mode just aced my J-Turing Test — and fixed the joke. That’s progress. It’s come a long way since Jan ’23, but what does it…Sep 1Sep 1
Evolution of Disease — Keeping Up with the Plant KillersFrom ancient fossilized pathogens to AI-designed immune receptors, an inside look at the evolutionary arms race shaping the plants we…Aug 19A response icon1Aug 19A response icon1
Why you should sequence your plasmids (and how to do it for free)Through GetGenome, scientists in 100 countries can access free whole-plasmid sequencing — removing barriers, improving quality control…Aug 11Aug 11
Data vs hypothesis driven research: the false dichotomyThis post is adapted from a talk I gave at the Plantae Presents webinar More Money, More Data: Data-Driven versus Hypothesis-Driven…Aug 4A response icon1Aug 4A response icon1
Construire l’avenir, pierre par pierreEn Tunisie, on appelle ça siyāset el-marāhel — la politique des petits pas. Un rappel que les révolutions durables se forgent rarement…Aug 3Aug 3
Academic poaching: when other PIs steal your traineesThere are many toxic behaviors in academia, but one we rarely talk about is #AcademicPoaching. Have you ever been a victim?Jul 28A response icon1Jul 28A response icon1