This is a great Ted Talk that speaks to a part of conducting science that scientists do not normally talk about to the lay public
Uri Alon, 2013, Why truly innovative science demands a leap into the unknown TEDGlobal 2013, Film 2013. https://www.ted.com/talks/uri_alon_why_truly_innovative_science_demands_a_leap_into_the_unknown?language=en There is a web page with materials that give advice about being a scientist. It is: Materials for Naturing Young Scientists, Uri Alon Lab, at: http://wws.weizmann.ac.il/mcb/UriAlon/index.php?q=materials-nurturing-scientists It has papers about choosing research topics, how not to a seminar, and so forth. For an unrelated story about misadventures in the peer-review process, go see; When @#%$! is your imaginary co-author, Sifter Science News, AAAS http://news.sciencemag.org/sifter/2014/10/when-is-your-imaginary-co-author? The true story of Stronzo Bestiale (and other scientific jokes) by vito tartamella, Parolacce, Oct. 5, 2014 http://www.parolacce.org/2014/10/05/the-true-story-of-stronzo-bestiale/ Yours Paul H. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
