How To Choose a Good Scientific Problem Export

@article{citeulike:5842862, abstract = {Choosing good problems is essential for being a good scientist. But what is a good problem, and how do you choose one? The subject is not usually discussed explicitly within our profession. Scientists are expected to be smart enough to figure it out on their own and through the observation of their teachers. This lack of explicit discussion leaves a vacuum that can lead to approaches such as choosing problems that can give results that merit publication in valued journals, resulting in a job and tenure.}, author = {Alon,, Uri}, citeulike-article-id = {5842862}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1097276509006418}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.f1000.com/article/id/1165779}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19782018}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19782018}, day = {24}, doi = {10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013}, issn = {10972765}, journal = {Molecular Cell}, keywords = {academia, academics, hypothesis, research}, month = {September}, number = {6}, pages = {726--728}, posted-at = {2009-11-09 13:24:23}, priority = {0}, title = {How To Choose a Good Scientific Problem}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013}, volume = {35}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5842862 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5842862 N2 - Choosing good problems is essential for being a good scientist. But what is a good problem, and how do you choose one? The subject is not usually discussed explicitly within our profession. Scientists are expected to be smart enough to figure it out on their own and through the observation of their teachers. This lack of explicit discussion leaves a vacuum that can lead to approaches such as choosing problems that can give results that merit publication in valued journals, resulting in a job and tenure. IS - 6 JF - Molecular Cell SN - 10972765 EP - 728 TI - How To Choose a Good Scientific Problem VL - 35 SP - 726 KW - academia KW - academics KW - hypothesis KW - research AU - Alon,, Uri PY - 2009/09/24/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013 ER -