List: Science—a user guide | Curated by KamounLab

Feb 3, 2025
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Science—a user guidePosts about career and personal development tips and anything else on how to do science.
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12 tips for effective leadershipI spent three days at a leadership course. These are the most helpful takeaways.
Feb 3
Feb 3
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Eight things we learned in Costa RicaCosta Rica is home to 5% of the world’s biodiversity. Here are eight fascinating natural history facts we discovered during a visit to this…
Jan 7
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Jan 7
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How to hire the best peopleSteve Jobs was obsessed with hiring “the best people.” You should be too.
Dec 16, 2024
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Dec 16, 2024
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Opening remarks: TSL Symposium — Plant resistance to pathogens in the face of climate changeThese are my opening remarks for the symposium held on November 4th, 2024, in Norwich. This event marks the launch of the strategic…
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
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Death by statistics — When one replicate is enoughThis week, I committed statistical blasphemy by arguing that, in some cases, one replicate can be enough for a specific type of molecular…
Oct 14, 2024
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Oct 14, 2024
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The Yusuf Dikeç memesNothing beats a good meme for getting a message across. Why make things complicated when you can make it easy?
Aug 5, 2024
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Aug 5, 2024
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A Hub for Plant-Microbe Interactions
Jul 29, 2024
Jul 29, 2024
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7 random unsolicited tips for students and early career researchersYou might not want to hear them, but here they are anyway.
Jun 3, 2024
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Jun 3, 2024
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More on toxic academia: does investing time in outreach, mentoring and community activities matter?Outreach, mentoring, and community support are crucial for fostering a positive academic environment. Yet some established academics…
Apr 29, 2024
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Apr 29, 2024
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Beautification: When art is not scienceThe dictionary tells us that beautification is the process of improving the appearance of something. But when applied to scientific data…
Mar 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024
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What’s a toxic environment for a PhD student?
Mar 4, 2024
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Mar 4, 2024
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Move out of your comfort zoneOnce in a while it’s important to move out of your comfort zone and pivot. Failing to do so can be costly.
Feb 26, 2024
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Feb 26, 2024
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Cultivate your knowledge tree: A foundational approach to learningThe metaphor of knowledge as a tree is profoundly fitting. Fundamental knowledge, much like the trunk of a tree, is crucial for branching…
Feb 19, 2024
Feb 19, 2024
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Think. Evolutionary. Transitions.Unravelling evolutionary pathways is key to understanding molecular mechanisms, providing insights into how genes and proteins have evolved…
Feb 13, 2024
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Feb 13, 2024
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10 things you should know about preprintsThis month marks the 10th anniversary of bioRxiv, a significant milestone for the biology preprint server that has revolutionized the way…
Nov 27, 2023
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Nov 27, 2023
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Show me the metadata! Part DeuxOnce again, post-publication peer review of COVID-19 papers sets the record straight where leading journals and their expert reviewers have…
Nov 15, 2021
Nov 15, 2021
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The triumphs of post-publication peer-reviewJournals must enforce transparent reporting of metadata associated with biological samples or face the wrath of post-publication…
Sep 6, 2021
Sep 6, 2021
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Wither pre-publication peer review to reinvent scientific publishingAdapted from this 2018 blog post.
Aug 31, 2021
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Aug 31, 2021
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Luck is overrated
Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2023
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Fascists want us to live in space and other little piecesThis week, my mind is racing, and I can’t find the zen mood to craft a reflective blog post. Instead, here’s a medley of what’s come across…
Oct 13, 2023
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Oct 13, 2023
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