tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252758155693114614.post8946577421010273689..comments2009-01-22T13:14:40.286ZJuniper Shoemakernoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252758155693114614.post-78841619139611544742009-01-22T13:14:00.000Z2009-01-22T13:14:00.000Z

<I>I am a technician with a B.S. in CMB, but in most peoples' eyes that means I'm not a scientist.</I><BR/><BR/>No need to be sorry, Toaster Sunshine. I've been in the sci-blogosphere long enough to know that this whole Academic PI vs. Some Other Science Profession business is a very touchy subject. I have nothing but sympathy.<BR/><BR/>I stopped thinking of technician scientists as "technicians"

Juniper Shoemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12139181817352528656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252758155693114614.post-8642194196633606182009-01-22T02:06:00.000Z2009-01-22T02:06:00.000Z

<I>"I'm honest, but I grow discouraged easily, and I lack the propensity to see things through. I lack persistence. This bodes ill for my career as a scientist. This calls for a dose of "fake it till you make it"."</I><BR/><BR/>I so empathize with this feeling. Trust me, if you do in fact hang in there and never quit, even when you feel your energy flagging, you will make it! I am quite convinced

Perky Skeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05110043975523595473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252758155693114614.post-4602911839765814632009-01-21T19:31:00.000Z2009-01-21T19:31:00.000Z

You're going to standout among so many other scientific folks because you're an awesome writer and you're looking at not just the height of your error bars are on your graphs. (Hopefully, they are always very, very tiny!) <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I hated studying philosophy at the time, but it was pretty damn cool to see years and years later on your blog "Karl Popper" and be all like, "I know who

Jumpinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991002092429602871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252758155693114614.post-57279839829991427762009-01-21T17:22:00.000Z2009-01-21T17:22:00.000Z

Becoming a scientist?<BR/><BR/>I've always had a problem with that, particularly because it's such an exclusive word. I am a technician with a B.S. in CMB, but in most peoples' eyes that means I'm not a scientist. Yet I go in to the lab and I make science happen. Surgeons make surgery happen. Nurses nurse people. Teachers teach people. Technicians do...what exactly? Science! And therefore

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