Wednesday, December 18, 2013

It Is Important To Note That…And Other Unnecessary Phrases

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I recently received a manuscript that was overly wordy. Throughout the paper, the author had sprinkled completely unnecessary phrases or p...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Bizarre, Sexist Advert for Scientific Equipment

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In the "what were they thinking?" category:   http://ika.com/owa/ika/catalog.video?iProduct=dispersers Be sure to watch until 1:1...
Friday, October 25, 2013

Where's The Best Place To Be A Woman?

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The Global Gender Gap Report (2013) is out if you want to check. Or there is a nice interactive graphic  on the BBC World News site that su...
Friday, October 4, 2013

Dashed and Confused

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Confused about how to use hyphens, dashes (en, em), and minus signs? I receive lots of manuscripts to review and often see that the aut...
Monday, September 23, 2013

How To Write A Boring Scientific Paper

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Someone sent me a link recently to a 2007 paper entitled, "How to Write Consistently Boring Literature" , by Kaj Sand-Jensen (Un...
Friday, September 6, 2013

How to Read a Scientific Paper

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I remember the point in my graduate training when I realized that I was capable of reading and understanding scientific articles outside m...
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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Presentation Myths: Tell a Joke to Lighten the Mood

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In this latest series of posts, I've been talking about myths surrounding public speaking, specifically focusing on the scientific tal...
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