Scientists who win Nobel Prizes become "visible scientists" - getting "almost bulletproof prestige and a reputation that can open just about any door," writes Massimiano Bucchi in The MIT Press Reader ...
Timing is everything. In 1996, a committee of British experts turned down the funding request of their colleague Harold Kroto. Two hours later, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the ...
Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Take a guess: What is the single most important year of an individual’s academic career? The answer isn’t ...
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