Co-authorship and acknowledgement are forms of recognition for direct contributions to a work. I want to elaborate on the policy I follow, influenced by the groups were I have worked. I essentially agree with this blog post, which is well-written: https://ramblingsofanecologa.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/who-should-be-a-co-author-rules-and-etiquette-of-academic-authorship/ There are multiple aspects of how to contribute to a paper: “conceiving the idea,…

Exponential growth is unintuitive. The default heuristics of our brains is that things will continue as they are, or keep growing linearly. In the most intense phases of COVID19, exponential growth of case numbers, and thus hospitalizations, and the trigger-happy reaction needed to stop this exponential growth curve early was understood by most people. In…

Conflicts are common place when working in scientific collaborations, and with people in general, whether in private or professional settings. Be it, that others take undue credit, screw someone’s plans over, belittle contributions, are confrontational and rude, or mock someone. Conflicts are stressful. Disappointment, anger, frustration, fear, insecurity, are intense emotions that can arise. My…

I have learned one lesson in one sport, which I have found to be universally applicable to most other sports. The lesson is as follows: Imagine your shoulder points and your hips forming a rectangle. This rectangle needs to be mobile. Start any action by moving that rectangle. Not flailing the arms and legs. Move…