Title |
The Missing Skull – Professor Lundborg and the mismeasure of grandma
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Published in |
Endeavour, March 2016
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DOI | 10.1016/j.endeavour.2016.03.001 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Henrik Kylin |
Abstract |
What is science? Or, more pertinently, what is good science? This question is central for all practitioners of science and one of the most important to convey to our students. For those of us working in interdisciplinary settings - my own department covers everything from humanities to political and natural science - the question becomes even more complicated when traditions from different disciplines collide. For me personally, whenever I think too highly of my own research and risk deviating into bad scientific practices, I think of my paternal grandmother, Elsa. Although long dead, she brings me back into the fold of good science - or so I hope - by urging me to take another turn at critically evaluating how I perform research and to keep my arrogance in check. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 1 | 20% |
United States | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 6 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 2 | 33% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 1 | 17% |
Professor | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Arts and Humanities | 1 | 17% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 17% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 17% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 2 | 33% |