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Navigating Academia as a Parent: Solutions for PhD Student Success
PhD students and highly-educated individuals face a unique set of challenges. Among these, balancing the rigorous demands of academic life with personal responsibilities, such as single parenthood or...
Academic Grit: Surviving and Thriving Beyond the Metrics of Success
In academia, rejection is the game. The top journals reject 95% of submissions. This staggering figure paints a picture of an environment where rejection is not the exception, but the rule. When...
I am reminded of the stark reality of academic life every year. It comes back to me every year. It's a world that often idolizes the "idealistic academic researcher", setting standards that many of...
Have you ever noticed how a single negative comment can overshadow a hundred positive ones? This curious aspect of human psychology often plays out in the realm of academia, especially concerning the...
We Need More Mistakes In Science (and Support Systems That Support Mistakes)
The Weight of Expectations and the Slow Pace of Science In the scientific community, the burden of expectations can often be overwhelming. PhD students, postdocs, and even seasoned professors find...
Scholars of the Universe: The PhD Heroes and Villains in the Battle of Knowledge
In the vast expanse of the academic cosmos, a unique breed of superheroes and villains has emerged. They are the PhDs, the scholars of the universe, each possessing unique powers derived from their...