Social networking in science
Tags: collaboration, manners, Scientific community, social networking, survivalPosted in Ethics, Miscellaneous, PhD life, Tips for junior scientists, Web 2.0
Social networks are everywhere. Personally I like Facebook to keep track of old friends and add new ones. These friends are mostly of nonscientific background. Until recently I had never realized the importance of social networks in science. When you do your PhD and perhaps some postdoc projects here and there, it is hard to think about what it takes to become a successful scientist other than doing brilliant science. Although scientific skills are undoubtedly important, I believe that one of the key ingredients which can make or break a scientific career is a good network of friends.







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(I'm typing this comment for the third time now... *sigh*) Many people don't know this, but Google Docs has a built-in ...
9 Mar 2010 23:47, cpbotha
For senior scientists it may be a conscious (although stupid) choice to give a talk to impress people, instead of ...
9 Mar 2010 10:35, Mirjam
What do you mean by 'pointing stick'? Obviously, we don't live in an ideal world, but fortunately most scientists will ...
22 Jan 2010 8:28, Mirjam
What about academia.edu? My impression was that they aspire to become a kind of "Facebook for scientists".
14 Jan 2010 22:32, Researcher
Yep, I sympathize with you. Last spring I taught a bachelor course for Electrical Engineering students, and although most of ...
9 Dec 2009 11:31, Nicole de Beer