Research Methodology

Recommended

Schwartz, M. A. (2008). The importance of stupidity in scientific research. Journal of Cell Science, 121(11), 1771.

Imposter syndrome is the worst: Schwartz answers why feeling stupid is the norm in scientific research.

Nielsen, M. A. (2004). Principles of Effective Research. Blogpost.

A wonderful guide to working scientists. Brilliant!

Rockmore, D. (2019). The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas. The New Yorker.

Research ideas are difficult to conceive; Rockmore tells what works for him.

Dyson, F. (2009). Birds and Frogs. Notices of the AMS, 56(2), 212–223.

Dyson argues why we need both specialists and generalists in research.

Guttal, V. (n.d.). Assorted articles on professional skills. Curated blog series.

Mckenji, R. (2011). Towards research independence. Blogpost.

Chatterjee, A. (2015). Some musings on academic research. Personal webpage.

Hamming, R. (1986). You and Your Research. Lecture transcript.