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A crisis for the humanities is a crisis for all, our columnist argues

Does your job title really matter? Our columnist explores what's in a name

Our esteemed columnist warns against some of the common offenses that grad students have been known to commit

In which our esteemed columnist catalogs the miseries our bosses have been known to inflict upon their underlings

Our columnist lists and describes the most common roadblocks faced by those pursuing science careers

For the benefit of all of you applying to science graduate programs, our columnist confesses his mistakes in the hopes that you can avoid following in his footsteps

In considering what career to pursue, have you considered the administrative track? Me neither

Scientists aren’t angrier than the general population, but different triggers make us mad

Or how a trip to Walt Disney World tricked me into becoming a scientist

Sure, luck plays a role in science—but that shouldn’t mean that to succeed, you have to get lucky

The worst part of grad school, writes our columnist, is that you can’t predict when it’s going to be over

The worst part of networking, our columnist says, is that it feels like spending time marketing yourself in lieu of doing science

Our columnist offers advice on presenting your work to the most difficult audience there is: children