“Don’t Become a Scientist!” 15 Years Later
Have you ever read “Don’t Become a Scientist!” by Jonathan I. Katz? It was mildly famous among the people I knew around the turn of […]
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Physics Master’s Degrees and Careers
I am in the midst of hiring for an open position in my group and one of the primary qualifications for the job is a […]
The Five Roles of a Physicist
What do physicists get paid to do? I recently wrote about a physicist’s need to consider and understand the business aspects of the work they […]
Physicist-Businessperson Duality
Once you graduate and cease being a student, you will enter the world of business. Here I mean “business” in its fundamental sense: creating something […]
Understanding What You Want
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes gift giving and the inevitable question, “What do you want?” I have struggled with that […]