Resources
50 Popular Science Blogs
Courtesy of Nature
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Attack of the Career-Killing Blogs
When academics post online, do they risk their jobs? By Robert S. Boynton, Slate Magazine, Nov
16, 2005.
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Engineering Science: Building better scientists and engineers
Peter Fiske and Geoff Davis (creator of phds.org) have started a blog / forum on science and
engineering careers and education. Come check it out!
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Grad School/Academia: Road to Poverty? Too Many Engineers
A discussion on LiveJournal
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Blog on Science Ph.D. Job Issues
Discussion on the state of the job market and career choices for PhDs. What you ought to know if you are planning to go to graduate school, or if you are pursuing a scientific career.
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Bloggers Need Not Apply
Chronicle Careers. "What is it with job seekers who also write blogs? Our recent faculty
search at Quaint Old College resulted in a number of bloggers among our semifinalists. Those
candidates looked good enough on paper to merit a phone interview, after which they were still
being seriously considered for an on-campus interview. That's when the committee took a look
at their online activity."
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Scientists' Community at LiveJournal
Science-related commentary
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Survival Blog for Scientists
New blog of professional natural scientists (senior and junior) discussing all aspects of
becoming a world-class scientist (so no science content). The initiator (Ad Lagendijk) has
written a book "Survival Guide for Scientists" that will be published by Amsterdam
University Press and Chicago University Press on May 13, 2008. The survival guides can be
obtained freely as e-books from www.stringcat.com
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Scientist Turned Entrepreneur - JaneChin.com
Cutting Through the Fluff on Careers and Success
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ScienceBlogs
40 science bloggers selected by SEED Magazine.
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Academic web logs
A collection of blogs assembled by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Academic blogs
An extensive list of academic blogs, courtesy of CrookedTimber. (Science-related bloggers are toward the end of the list)
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Applying to Grad School
A community of bloggers discuss admissions to grad schools covering all disciplines.
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Graduate School Blogs at Technorati
A collection of blog entries and blogs on graduate school.
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YoungFemaleScientist
A blog by a young, female postdoc.
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