So You Want to be a Scientist?

So You Want to be a Scientist?

Author: Philip A. Schwartzkroin

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009-08-27

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0195333543

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"So You Want To Be a Scientist? offers the reader a glimpse into the job of being a research scientist."--Page 4 of cover.


How to Be a Scientist

How to Be a Scientist

Author: Steve Mould

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0241427754

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Discover the skills it takes to become a scientist in DK's new science book for kids with science presenter and comedian Steve Mould. Being a scientist isn't just about wearing a lab coat and performing science experiments in test tubes. It's about looking at the world and trying to figure out how it works. As well as simple science experiments for kids to try, How to Be a Scientist will teach them how to think like a scientist and ask questions including: why doesn't pineapple jelly set, how do you grow your own crystals, and how does a black and white image turn to colour? For every scientific concept the child learns they will be encouraged to find new ways to test it further. Fun questions, science games, and real-life scenarios make science relevant to children. In How to be a Scientist the emphasis is on inspiring kids, which means less time spent in stuffy labs and more time in the real world!


Who Wants to be a Scientist?

Who Wants to be a Scientist?

Author: Nancy Rothwell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-09-19

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780521520928

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Essential information for anyone considering a career in scientific research.


Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?

Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?

Author: Ian Hutchinson

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0830873953

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Plasma physicist Ian Hutchinson has been asked hundreds of questions about faith and science. Is God’s existence a scientific question? Is the Bible consistent with the modern scientific understanding of the universe? Are there scientific reasons to believe in God? In this comprehensive volume, Hutchinson answers a full range of inquiries with sound scientific insights and measured Christian perspective.


I Want to Be a Scientist

I Want to Be a Scientist

Author: Dan Liebman

Publisher: I Want to Be

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781770857902

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Helps children learn about life as a scientist and the many different tasks that they accomplish.


What Is a Scientist?

What Is a Scientist?

Author: Barbara Lehn

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0761380841

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Simple text and full-color photographs depict children engaged in various activities that make up the scientific process: asking questions, noticing details, drawing what they see, taking notes, measuring, performing experiments, and more.


Who Is a Scientist?

Who Is a Scientist?

Author: Laura Gehl

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1728436397

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Scientists work hard in the lab and in the field to make important discoveries. But who are they really? It turns out they are just like us! Scientists can be any race. And any gender. They can wear lab coats, jeans, or even tutus. And they are people who love to fly drones, make art, and even eat French fries! Meet fourteen phenomenal scientists who might just change the way you think about who a scientist is. They share their scientific work in fields like entomology, meteorology, paleontology, and engineering as well as other interesting facts about themselves and their hobbies. An "if you like this, you'll like that" flowchart in the back of the book helps students identify science careers they might be interested in. Scan a QR code at the end of the book for a video of the scientists introducing themselves!


How to be a Better Scientist

How to be a Better Scientist

Author: Andrew Johnson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1351745034

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Understanding the fundamentals of conducting good science, that will have an impact, is the goal of every aspiring scientist. Providing a wealth of tips, How to be a Better Scientist is the book to read if you want to succeed in this competitive field. Helping readers gain an insight into what good science means and how to conduct it, this book is ideal to read cover-to-cover or dip into. It includes easily accessible guidance on topics such as: • What characteristics should a scientist have? • Understanding the hypothesis • Integrity in science • Lack of confidence and the embarrassment factor • Time management • Coping with rejection • Interacting with the science community With its broad focus, this friendly guide will enthuse, inspire and challenge, and is an essential companion for all aspiring scientists.


Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Author: Ozan Varol

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2020-04-14

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1541762614

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* One of Inc.com's "6 Books You Need to Read in 2020 (According to Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and Adam Grant)"* Adam Grant's # 1 pick of his top 20 books of 2020* One of 6 Groundbreaking Books of Spring 2020 (according to Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant). A former rocket scientist reveals the habits, ideas, and strategies that will empower you to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible. Rocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. But it's not. Rather, it's the apex of a certain thought process -- a way to imagine the unimaginable and solve the unsolvable. It's the same thought process that enabled Neil Armstrong to take his giant leap for mankind, that allows spacecraft to travel millions of miles through outer space and land on a precise spot, and that brings us closer to colonizing other planets. Fortunately, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to think like one. In this accessible and practical book, Ozan Varol reveals nine simple strategies from rocket science that you can use to make your own giant leaps in work and life -- whether it's landing your dream job, accelerating your business, learning a new skill, or creating the next breakthrough product. Today, thinking like a rocket scientist is a necessity. We all encounter complex and unfamiliar problems in our lives. Those who can tackle these problems -- without clear guidelines and with the clock ticking -- enjoy an extraordinary advantage. Think Like a Rocket Scientist will inspire you to take your own moonshot and enable you to achieve liftoff.


Good Work If You Can Get It

Good Work If You Can Get It

Author: Jason Brennan

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 142143797X

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What does it really take to get a job in academia? Do you want to go to graduate school? Then you're in good company: nearly 80,000 students will begin pursuing a PhD this year alone. But while almost all new PhD students say they want to work in academia, most are destined for something else. The hard truth is that half will quit or fail to get their degree, and most graduates will never find a full-time academic job. In Good Work If You Can Get It, Jason Brennan combines personal experience with the latest higher education research to help you understand what graduate school and the academy are really like. This candid, pull-no-punches book answers questions big and small, including • Should I go to graduate school—and what will I do once I get there? • How much does a PhD cost—and should I pay for one? • What does it take to succeed in graduate school? • What kinds of jobs are there after grad school—and who gets them? • What happens to the people who never get full-time professorships? • What does it take to be productive, to publish continually at a high level? • What does it take to teach many classes at once? • How does "publish or perish" work? • How much do professors get paid? • What do search committees look for, and what turns them off? • How do I know which journals and book publishers matter? • How do I balance work and life? This realistic, data-driven look at university teaching and research will help make your graduate and postgraduate experience a success. Good Work If You Can Get It is the guidebook that anyone considering graduate school, already in grad school, starting as a new professor, or advising graduate students needs. Read it, and you will come away ready to hit the ground running.