Building a Research Career

November 4, 20250Comments

The Danger of Piecemeal Thinking in Science

You know what drives me crazy? When we treat complex problems as if they exist in a vacuum.I was recently thinking about a local issue—treating a lake with herbicides to

by Morgan Giddings

Academic Life

Building a Research Career

Science Careers

October 29, 20250Comments

The surprising key to research success: Authenticity

Ah, the research enterprise. It can be a tricky place to navigate, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of doing things the way your mentors or colleagues do

by Morgan Giddings

Academic Life

Building a Research Career

Science Careers

September 4, 20256Comments

The System Is Broken — And You’re Going to Rebuild It

The system is broken Not just from the outside attacks. Yes, the anti-science rhetoric is real. Yes, the coordinated assaults on academic institutions and research funding are dangerous. But those attacks

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Leadership

January 17, 20251Comments

Find the Hat That Fits… And Wear It: A New Approach to Leadership in the Lab (Part 2)

RecapIn Part 1 of this post on leadership, I unpacked the preconceptions that I previously carried around the word "leadership," as a way to open the conversation about what I

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Leadership

September 1, 20240Comments

Find the Hat That Fits… And Wear It: A New Approach to Leadership in the Lab (Part 1)

What’s your reaction when you hear mention of a “Leadership Seminar?” Do your eyes glaze over as you wonder what you could possibly glean there that’s a better use of

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Grantwriting

September 18, 20133Comments

Working hard does NOT mean success (at grants or anything else)

There’s this persistent myth that I need to tear down once and for all. Maybe it won’t all happen in this one blog post, but by God I’m gonna give

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

October 21, 20101Comments

How to become “stupider”

Say you’re in a science career (or thinking about one). Say that you actually want to be as successful as possible at that endeavor. Given those two prerequisites, then we can

by Morgan Giddings