We tend to think of scientists spending every waking moment in the lab, but as this web series from Nova shows, there’s a lot going on once the lab coats come off. Here Pepperdine Neuropsychologist Jessica Cail shows her skills away from the bench:

David Crotty

David Crotty

David Crotty is a Senior Consultant at Clarke & Esposito, a boutique management consulting firm focused on strategic issues related to professional and academic publishing and information services. Previously, David was the Editorial Director, Journals Policy for Oxford University Press. He oversaw journal policy across OUP’s journals program, drove technological innovation, and served as an information officer. David acquired and managed a suite of research society-owned journals with OUP, and before that was the Executive Editor for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, where he created and edited new science books and journals, along with serving as a journal Editor-in-Chief. He has served on the Board of Directors for the STM Association, the Society for Scholarly Publishing and CHOR, Inc., as well as The AAP-PSP Executive Council. David received his PhD in Genetics from Columbia University and did developmental neuroscience research at Caltech before moving from the bench to publishing.

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4 Thoughts on "Whip it Good: The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers"

Yes. It’s shocking to some but we do have lives that are complex and are passionate about a variety of things.

I know, weird, right?

Then again, I do know some labs where any sort of existence outside of the lab is actively discouraged.

Great of you, David, to pick up on the super Nova series about scientists and engineers. Must admit I’m particularly fond of Mayim Bailik’s segments. Power to the women of STEM!!

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