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科学家如何利用维基百科

Schulenburg outlines three main reasons why scientists should contribute to Wikipedia; you will learn a lot from the feedback of editors and readers, it is a chance to give back to the Wikipedia community, and your writing will have a much larger audience than in most traditional journals.

2016-02-15 课时:9分钟

鼓励学生对科学的好奇心

The opportunity to engage in research as an undergraduate student was pivotal in Hatfull's decision to pursue a career in science. This experience convinced Hatfull and his colleagues to set up a program that allows undergraduates and high school students, to participate in isolating bacteriaphage. Hatfull makes a case for allowing all curious students to engage in authentic research.

2016-02-15 课时:12分钟

关于食物和烹饪:厨房的科学与知识

McGee recounts how he moved from studying astronomy, to teaching literature and writing, to writing about the science of cooking, to designing an experiment to address the question of why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl, and ultimately to a successful career as a food science book author, blogger, columnist and lecturer.

2016-02-15 课时:12分钟

我如何成为一名科学

How does an English literature major ultimately end up as a cancer biologist? Varmus tells us of his circuitous path to becoming a scientist to illustrate the many routes that one can follow to a career in science.

2016-02-15 课时:8分钟

如何培养科学创造力

Many scientists spend a lot of time thinking about their results and experiments and trying to plan the next creative breakthrough. Nathans shares the practices that he finds helpful in developing good ideas.

2016-02-15 课时:8分钟

科学家们的职业生涯规划师

Handelsman describes guidelines that she and her colleagues have developed to help scientists become better mentors. These include listening, asking questions, stating expectations and building independence. Good advice for scientists at all stages of their careers.

2016-02-15 课时:8分钟

风险在科学发现的中心

Yamamoto argues that the trait that separates the best scientists from the rest is the willingness to take risks. He takes Francois Jacob as an example and encourages young scientists to try bold and uncertain approaches to problems since risk taking is at the heart of discovery.

2016-02-23 课时:11分钟

科学看待进化论

Ken Miller outlines his best strategies for engaging, rather than arguing with, those who say they don't believe in evolution.

2016-02-23 课时:9分钟

科学公民

Like other forms of citizenship, scientific citizenship comes with certain rights and responsibilities. Goldstein explains that as scientists, we have responsibilities both to our colleagues and to those outside of the scientific community. Ultimately, practicing good scientific citizenship may make us better scientists and better global citizens.

2016-02-23 课时:8分钟

冒险和发现的爱,由科学家和登山者共享

Louis Reichardt has experienced both success and tragedy in his efforts to climb the world's highest summits. Here he recalls his spectacular ascents of the two highest mountains in the world. In 1978, he reached the summit of K2 making him the first American ever to do so. Five years later, he joined a team that reached the peak of Mount Everest via the challenging east face, a feat that has never been repeated. Reichardt discusses the impact of mountaineering on his scientific career and the love of adventure and discovery that is shared by scientists and climbers.

2016-02-23 课时:17分钟