Yes, you're a great scientist; now shut up about it
Scientists should acknowledge their imperfections, our columnist argues
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Sustainable seafood entrepreneurs share their tips for success
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Elsewhere in Science, 12 Feb. 2016
Budget news … Sexual misconduct … Open science for Zika … Behind the scenes with gravitational waves … Working Life -
Summit proposes steps toward biomedical workforce sustainability
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How fear can limit your career potential
These three fears can interfere with your job search success, but only if you let them -
Engineering professor who helped uncover Flint water crisis speaks out despite the risks
Marc Edwards discusses the “perverse incentives” that can get in the way of scientists making a difference -
Getting credit for peer review
Online platforms help researchers track their peer reviewing activity, which could help their career advancement -
Elsewhere in Science, 5 Feb 2016
Presidential politics … Call for jailed chemist’s release … Cancer moonshot funding … Publishing replications … Working Life -
First down and Ph.D. to go
Professional football player John Urschel pursues his math studies in the offseason -
From flavonoids to flavor
A postdoc follows a scientific passion from the lab to entrepreneurship -
A mathematician finds his way through adversity
Hermann Mena grew as a mathematician in his native Ecuador, but he also wrestled with obstacles -
Zero tolerance for sexual harassment at NSF and NASA
Funding agencies have the power to change research culture, but they neglect concerns about inadequate lab safety -
Elsewhere in Science, 29 Jan. 2016
Trade secrets to China? … Excellence in Germany … Debating tenure ... Working Life -
Responsibly conducting research
Experts recommend individual actions and institutional policies that will create a culture of responsible conduct of research. -
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Building a balanced scientist
When Srinivas Tadigadapa embarked on his research training in the 1990s, he imagined becoming a professor of engineering.
