This article was recommended to me by the PhD advisor of my PhD advisor’s PhD advisor, or, as I like to think of him, my PhD great-grandfather. He was prominent in my chosen field, old and wise.
Scientists at English research labs like ours didn’t and still don’t make much money. When I first met him, he told me that even so, he felt like he was being overpaid, since he’d do exactly the same thing even if they didn’t pay him at all.
The article he recommended back in 2008 is by cell biologist Martin Schwarz. He argues, I think correctly, that if you don’t feel stupid as a scientist, you’re not trying hard enough.
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