How to be innovative in your NIH Grant Proposal
The US NIH recently changed the grant format, among other things adding a new section titled "Innovation." Many of us have wondered: how can we convey innovation if we're using standard techniques and...
View ArticleThe fine line between want and need (iPad stolen in Paris) – MetaMorgan TV
Events often conspire to force us to wake up and think about things in a new way. I'd had many discussions about whether the Apple iPad is a "necessity" or just superfluous fluff. Having my iPad...
View ArticleDetach yourself or fail!
If you are too attached to the outcome of a specific thing like the decision on a grant or paper submission, you are more likely...
View ArticleGiving thanks … and no thanks … on thanksgiving
Originally I was going to post just about being thankful. See, despite shrinking budgets and challenging times, we scientists are a lucky group – especially...
View ArticleRacism, deception, aliveness, and how to connect with your audience
Bruce is an admitted (and reformed) racist, who cheated on his wife. In this Ted talk, he discusses how the amount of deception you practice...
View ArticleQuasicrystals story shows just how conservative science can be
Ever feel like you’re fighting an uphill battle to convince your conservative colleagues that your new theory or hypothesis has merit? Feel like talking to...
View ArticleYou gotta have momentum in your grants
A client asked me whether she should spend the time writing for a very small grant. My answer is all about how to generate...
View ArticleSnoozeville: Is Your Proposal Lulling Your Reviewer to Sleep?
Trying to get your proposal “right” on the first round of writing? That’s a recipe for failure… Many of the scientists I work with try...
View ArticleDealing with grant rejection: the hard way or the easy way
When we get our grant rejected, it is easy to point the blame at the reviewers. "Those stupid reviewers, they didn't get it." While that approach may be emotionally satisfying and ego-stroking, it...
View ArticleWhat is the real purpose of a graduate education?
A colleague recently said to me, “Graduate education is fundamentally a fact-based activity.” I respond to that somewhat misguided view in the latest video. In...
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