The Successful Scientist's Substack
Scott WagersFor successful scientists looking to solve the challenges they face on the way to becoming leaders in their field.
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Revision Reimagined
Revising what you wrote or what others wrote is a vital skill in science. It is not an innate skill or something you learn in school and never think about again. It is a skill that requires deliberate practice, not only because it will impr...
The Deliberate Practice of Writing
AI seems poised to take over the entire process of scientific writing. Is that a good thing? It might be, if writing is just a task that you have to get done, but writing is much more than that.
Researchers using AI produce less novel r...
Non-science skills
As a scientist, is it worthwhile to spend time learning non-science skills?
Do you have the time to learn and develop non-science skills?
Of course, during your training, you are supposed to work on ‘transferable’ skills. But what about...
Breakthroughs happen at the intersection of ignorance.
Everyone dreams of being part of a breakthrough.
Does being part of a breakthrough have to remain the stuff of dreams?
We all know of scientists who seem to be leading the effort for breakthrough after breakthrough.
What makes the leader...
What Successful Scientists Can Learn From the Nobel Prize Winners
What separates a successful scientist from a leading scientist?
The latest Nobel Prize in Medicine offers surprising clues, revealing the crucial skills that propel researchers to the forefront of their fields.
The 2025 Nobel prize in Med...
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