tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post1288726306662794782..comments2023-10-31T05:46:44.678-07:00Comments on Ruminations of an Aspiring Ecologist: Featuring my researchKarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757213778638431428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-13331137054501983832009-07-27T15:30:16.026-07:002009-07-27T15:30:16.026-07:00Jon here, I have to say that Anonymous' advice...Jon here, I have to say that Anonymous' advice seems spot on to me. Other people already think you are a bad ass scientist. You just have to stop worrying that they are wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-42888467432269979382009-07-27T11:25:06.517-07:002009-07-27T11:25:06.517-07:00At Michigan State, a grad student is trying to put...At Michigan State, a grad student is trying to put radio tags on panda bears in China. First field season, she didn't find any bears. Second field season was the big earthquake, and she couldn't go. Third season, still no luck. They've interviewed her for MSU research highlights every year, and although she's finishing her fourth year with no data yet, she always talks like a professional scientist whose project is in the bag. You just have to play the game and convince everyone you know what you're doing. It's a world where your salesmanship is at least as important as your actual data!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-87062740436454039582009-07-24T21:08:32.210-07:002009-07-24T21:08:32.210-07:00Well, you eventually will catch katydids, and you ...Well, you eventually will catch katydids, and you have caught them in previous research... I don't think it's a big deal.m.e.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206220894855898230.post-74744076598675659552009-07-22T22:16:05.597-07:002009-07-22T22:16:05.597-07:00Seriously, I could really use some advice. Any tho...Seriously, I could really use some advice. Any thoughts?Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757213778638431428noreply@blogger.com