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Keep your data tidy, Part II

Each type of observational unit forms a table.

Keep your data tidy

Each variable forms a column, and each observation forms a row.

Surviving the pre-tenure years at an R1 university

Relax, you’re not going to die.

Eat more gluten? Maybe not.

Maybe arguments against gluten are overblown, but there aren't many good arguments in favor either.

Share your preliminary work with other people, even if you think it’s crap

It's important to get feedback, in particular on projects you think aren't going well.

How to develop a research question, Part II

The real key to success is to formulate the question after you've found the answer.

How to develop a research question

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research."

Uri Alon on creativity and staying sane in science: "Yes and ..."

Don't shoot down ideas before you've even tried them.

How to pick a thesis committee

The thesis committee is all that stands between you and graduation, so choose wisely.

6 reasons to do your graduate work in the lab of a junior PI, and 6 reasons not to

There's pros and cons to everything.