The editor-in-chief of PLoS Computational Biology, Philip Bourne (not Jason) and his colleagues have compiled some interesting lists of tips and tricks for academics in a series called Ten simple rules. This is probably old news for many of you, but for others, this list is too good not to be posted again.
Ten simple rules…
- for getting published
- for making good oral presentations
- for reviewers
- for selecting a postdoctoral position
- for a successful collaboration
- for graduate students
- for getting grants
- for a good poster presentation
- for doing your best research, according to Hamming
- for organizing a scientific meeting
- for aspiring scientists in a low-income country (other authors).
(also covered elsewhere on NN and of course on PLoS itself, where you can download the complete collection in PDF)
Of course, there are also other Ten simple rules out there, some of which are
- actually published
- unpublished serious contributions
- for mathematical writing
- for designing and interpreting ERP experiments
- for passing an examination
- to get ahead in the law
- and of course, for blogging
- online and usually less serious contributions
- or complete and utter WTF
Are there 10 simple rules for producing lists of things?
Henry, that’s your cue…
Thanks Raf, this is a great post! Now bookmarked.
I agree.
Nice to see that Hamming’s advice has been boiled down to 10 rules. Deanne Taylor on NN Boston posted a piece about Hamming a few weeks back and it led to an interesting discussion. Hamming’s full article is long but well worth it I think