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A Belief in Meritocracy Is Not Only False: It's Bad for You

A Belief in Meritocracy Is Not Only False: It's Bad for You

Despite the moral assurance and personal flattery that meritocracy offers to the successful, it ought to be abandoned both as a belief about how the world works and as a general social ideal.

Life in the Lab

Life in the Lab

  So, there I was, pipette in hand, doing actual labwork for the first time in a year. How had it come to this? When I started out, I was convinced I was not going to be one of those PIs who is never in the lab.

Sustainable Development of Science and Scientists

Sustainable Development of Science and Scientists

Academic training, where senior scientists transfer their knowledge and skills to junior scientists through apprenticeship, plays a crucial role in the development of scientists. This study focuses on two aspects of academic training, autonomy and exploration.

Twenty Things I Wish I'd Known when I Started My PhD

Twenty Things I Wish I'd Known when I Started My PhD

Recent PhD graduate Lucy A. Taylor shares the advice she and her colleagues wish they had received.