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Good Vibrations
Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili | Aug 1, 2015 | 3 min read
Does a delicately orchestrated balance between quantum and classical physics distinguish living from nonliving things?
The Working Vacation
Bob Grant | Apr 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Sabbaticals are one of the perks of the academic life. They may seem daunting to implement, but the time away could prove invaluable to your career.
 
Science and Stanzas
Katherine Larson | Dec 1, 2011 | 3 min read
A poet finds artistic inspiration in her work as a scientist and new perceptions in the lines and linkages of her art.
Book Excerpt from Jane on the Brain
Wendy Jones | Nov 30, 2017 | 5 min read
In chapter 3, “The Sense of Sensibility,” author Wendy Jones uses scenes from one of Jane Austen’s most celebrated novels to illustrate the functioning of the body’s stress response system.
Book Excerpt from Swearing is Good for You
Emma Byrne | Jan 23, 2018 | 5 min read
In chapter 1, “The Bad Language Brain: Neuroscience and Swearing,” author Emma Byrne sets the scene for her book by telling the story of the hapless and potty-mouthed Phineas Gage.
Balancing Lab And Life: Could Science Ever Be 9-To-5?
Karen Hopkin | Mar 15, 1998 | 8 min read
It's 8 P.M. on a Sunday and you've just loaded your samples onto a gel and switched on the power. You have an hour to kill, so you settle down to search the Web for sangria recipes for next week's departmental wing-ding. Is this (a) an efficient use of time or (b) a sad way to spend a weekend? If you chose (a), you might benefit from some time-management tips from scientists who've learned how to squeeze the most out of their work weeks. Sure, science takes time. "It's like a sponge," acknowled
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Way, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Apr 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the April 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Dr. Mom
Vanessa Fogg | Aug 21, 2008 | 4 min read
A new book explores the challenges of balancing motherhood and a career in science
Books about Bodies
Katherine Ramsland | Apr 1, 2007 | 4 min read
Books about Bodies When the fictionalized glamour of forensics science recedes, will the stories still captivate?By Katherine Ramsland ARTICLE EXTRASSPRING BOOKSStem Cells on ShelvesAn Awkward SymbiosisThe Death of Faith?High in the TreesBloody IsleThe Enchantment of EnhancementNew Lab ManualsIn Brief Cause of Death: Forensic Files of a Medical Examiner, By Stephen D. Cohle and Tobin T. Buhk, 32

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