In case you’ve missed this one, an interesting analysis was recently published in Nature on citations of manuscripts published in predatory journal. If you contrast
Author: Luc Beaulieu
Étudiant et auteur: pourquoi, quand et comment!
A rare post in French on a conference I gave last year on the status of author taken by students, mainly in the context of
Warning, may contain…a PhD
[This post was originally published over 6 years ago. It is still extremely relevant!] Recently saw a comment by a student about not being advised
The Power of the Yearly Review
GTD methodology call of frequent review of projects and associated task lists. In fact, the whole system crumbles if this critical operation is not performed
Systematically reject requests to review: a shameful behaviour?
I love science. I hate supposition, superstition, exaggeration and falsified data. Show me the research, show me the results, show me the conclusions – and
USB-C : One Port to Rule Them All!
One of the great thing I liked about Apple lighting port (when it came out) was the versatility and reversibility of the connector. As I
Former Student becomes CEO!
***UPDATE: URL to MedScint website corrected François Therriault-Proulx, a former PhD student of mine, decided sometimes ago that he would transformed a technology he co-developped
The reviewers are always right…even when they are wrong!-
Science has a culture that is inherently cautious and that is normally not a bad thing. You could even say conservative, because of the peer
Nature editorial on the tyranny of p-values
About time, a must read: It’s time to talk about ditching statistical significance
Dealing with E-mails in Academia II – Emails to actions to Inbox Zero
This is the second (and last) installment in dealing with e-mails. It assumes that you have read the first one, basic ethos. If you have
Dealing with E-mails in Academia I – Basic Ethos
E-mail is at the same time an efficient communication tool and a big productivity disruption that can occupy up to 23% of your daily working
Some public shaming is in order
I do not know about you, but I am getting tired and even a bit frustrated by all the e-mails asking me to come to
Start something new in 2019: schedule time with yourself!
The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn’t get along without them — Multiple sources, original author unclear As you start the
Another year is over…
I started this blog in April 2012, almost 7 years ago. During that time there were almost 214 000 views from visitors coming from 196
The Good Old Days vs. the Better Now
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. — Franklin Pierce Adams In the next week, many of you will
