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Doing Science: The Business of Figuring Things Out
Emily Helliwell received her Ph.D. in a biology-related discipline a few years back and is now classified as an “Early Career Scientist.” She holds a middle-management research position at State U in the Pacific Northwest, and likes to keep in mind that everything is a learning experience.
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August 26, 2016Doing Science: The Oxygen Crisis, or, Sometimes These Things Name Themselves
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July 14, 2016Doing Science: Our Brains, Our Guts, And What We Consider to Be Ourselves
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June 15, 2016Doing Science: The Do’s and Don’ts of Eating Lunch with Visiting Seminar Speakers
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May 11, 2016Doing Science: On the Importance of Talking to Creationists
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April 20, 2016Doing Science: Bow Down to Your Gooey Grey Nanolords
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March 28, 2016Doing Science: The Sad Tale of Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov and His Beautiful Theory
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February 9, 2016Doing Science: Cheating Death, and Skipping Winter While You’re At It
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January 22, 2016Doing Science: The Zombie Apocalypse is Upon Us, If We Are Ants
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December 17, 2015Doing Science: Do It Yourself Science
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November 25, 2015Doing Science: The Wonkiness of Pure Bloodlines, and Their Unexpected Upsides
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October 28, 2015Doing Science: The Earth is Collapsing In On Itself, But Make Sure You Get a Good Night’s Sleep
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