Science Street Smarts: How Not To Get Your Butt Kicked On The Research Playground
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 16:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Some of the smartest people I have ever met in my life were scientists.But some of these same people made the dumbest mistakes I have ever seen in my life.Why?Their raw brain power and knowledge of science is amazing, but they seemed to lack common sense and what I would call “science street smarts“.They had a hard time working within the context of the real world rather than their notion of an idealized scientific world.In fact, I would argue that many scientists lack street smarts and a simple fact is that the younger you are as a scientist the more likely you have not yet learned street smarts.read more