Scientists receive fewer citations as they get older. Matt Clancy explains: Pick any author at random, and on average the papers they publish earlier in their career, whether as first author or last author, will be more highly cited and cited by a more diverse group of fields, than a paper they publish later in […]

My wife and I are happy to welcome our second child, Julia, into the world. Fortunately, I managed to get some writing done ahead of time, so there shouldn’t be much change in the weekly essays posted to the blog. However, I might be a bit slower with email as I plan to take this […]

Combining the two approaches: Why intensive projects should be followed by more leisurely maintenance.

How can you keep up with all the things that interest you online, without wasting your time on all the junk?