This Is Only a (Giant, Scary, Career-Determining) Test By Adam RubenAug. 26, 2011 As we are training to become fully fledged scientists, we ourselves are the test subjects.
The Gray Pride Parade By Adam RubenJul. 29, 2011 Walk through the corridors of many scientific institutions and you'll see the results of decisions made by the hiring committee of 1962.
Experimental Error: What Happens in the Lab Stays in the Lab By Adam RubenJun. 24, 2011 Our labs are science-based mini-societies -- so why do we run them in the same arbitrary and bureaucratic way as the rest of the world?
Experimental Error: Fetus Don't Fail Me Now By Adam RubenMay. 27, 2011 His daughter still in the embryonic stage, our columnist wonders whether it's too early to steer her toward a career in science.
Forging a Head By Adam RubenApr. 22, 2011 Scientific hoaxes can be fun (when they're harmless) while also serving a serious function: exposing failures of scientists' most important tool, their skepticism.
Experimental Error: Achieving Immortality By Adam RubenApr. 1, 2011 How can we ensure that future students will read our names when, many years from now, they open their science textbooks on their iPad 15s?
Most Likely to Secede By Adam RubenFeb. 25, 2011 No talented child ever says, "I want to pipette repetitively when I grow up."
Experimental Error: Lies, Damned Lies, and Seminars By Adam RubenJan. 28, 2011 For all the naive and gullible graduate students out there, here is a handy guide to what those speakers are really saying.
Experimental Error: Electile Dysfunction By Adam RubenOct. 22, 2010 Over tea, our columnist considers what the congressional elections might mean for the prospects of science and scientists.
Don't Worry, I'm (Un)Professional: A Guide to Your Laboratory Colleagues By Adam RubenSep. 24, 2010 Our Experimental Error columnist asks, "Who are the people in your fume hood?"
Experimental Error: All That Glitters Is All We Remember By Adam RubenAug. 27, 2010 Why are we most fascinated by the irrelevant aspects of science?
Experimental Error: Don't Try This at Home By Adam RubenJul. 23, 2010 Shouldn't scientists blow more things up? Introducing the first humor column about being, and becoming, a scientist.