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LA 10001 – SOS Version. LEC-09 Althoff. Culture of Science. QUESTION. 1a) How, when, why 1b) Remain curious. READ – READ—READ. 2a) Textbooks 2b) Technical papers / journal articles 2c) Internet “credible” sites. THINK DATA. 3a) “visual” summaries = graphs/charts
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LA 10001 – SOS Version LEC-09 Althoff Culture of Science
QUESTION 1a) How, when, why 1b) Remain curious
READ – READ—READ 2a) Textbooks 2b) Technical papers / journal articles 2c) Internet “credible” sites
THINKDATA 3a) “visual” summaries = graphs/charts 3b) statistics – descriptive i. central tendency ii. variation (spread) 3c) statistics – inferential (experiments: cause and effect)
CONFERENCES & SEMINARS 4a) Hear about “active/recent” research 4b) Observe how “science” is communicated (orally and through posters) 4c) Observe professionals – make contacts (think seasonal employment / full-time positions)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES& PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS 5a) Student membership (always less) 5b) Read newsletters and position papers 5c) Seek mentor contacts
PARTICIPATE 6a) Join and be active in club/student organizations 6b) Volunteer to observe and/or assist in faculty lab/field activities 6c) Purse a directed study
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: WHEN THE SUN COMES UP, YOU’D BETTER BE RUNNING.