On thinking about science, how we do science, and why we do it
Why Science Demands a Leap Into the Unknown (TEDTalk by Uri Alon)
Lazebnik Y. Can a biologist fix a radio? Or, what I learned while studying apoptosis. Cancer Cell. 2002 Sep;2(3):179-82. doi: 10.1016/s1535-6108(02)00133-2.
Alon U. How to choose a good scientific problem. Mol Cell. 2009 Sep 24;35(6):726-8. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013.
Yanai, I., Lercher, M. A hypothesis is a liability. Genome Biol 21, 231 (2020).
Yanai, I., Lercher, M. Novel predictions arise from contradictions. Genome Biol 22, 153 (2021).
Lindquist S. Three quite different things that matter to me. Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Nov 15;21(22):3804. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E10-04-0345.
Writing is thinking. Nat Rev Bioeng 3, 431 (2025).
Yanai, I., Lercher, M. Night Science. Genome Biol 20, 179 (2019).
Nurturing Science (Resources from Uri Alon)
Essays on science by Ed Boyden’s group
On diversity and teamwork in science
Strategies to improve equity: resources (Bhalla Lab)
What Cell Biology Reveals About Academia by Valentina Greco
Yanai, I., Lercher, M.J. It takes two to think. Nat Biotechnol 42, 18–19 (2024).
Smith EJ. Doing science while black. Science. 2016 Sep 30;353(6307):1586.
On coming out as a transgender scientist, Ben Barres
The Moth Presents Mary-Claire King
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the Fight for Women in Science
Bennett LM, Gadlin H. Collaboration and team science: from theory to practice. J Investig Med. 2012 Jun;60(5):768-75.
Inclusivity and Diversity, Greco Lab (including inclusive academia journal club articles)
How to read/follow the literature
A practical guide to following the scientific literature, Igor Ulitsky
Keeping up with the literature, Arjun Raj
Science communication and storytelling
Ten Commandments for Giving Talks, Michael Elowitz
Communicating your Research: Elsevier Researcher Academy
How to write a scientific paper
Ten Commandments for Writing Grants and Fellowships, Michael Elowitz
How to Tell a Research Story, Bowen Li
Productivity, time management, and a life in science
Mastering Productivity: The Art of Stress-Free Accomplishment, Schuldiner Lab
Anti-advice: the opposite of what experts tell you, Boyden Lab