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April 6, 2026
Surviving and Thriving during the AAAS STPF Executive Branch Finalist Week
Congratulations on making it to finalist week! Finalist week can be very busy and hectic, particularly as you request and navigate interviews with host offices you are interested in. My goal with this post is not to overwhelm you, but to offer several strategies for starting finalist week off on the...
Sci on the Fly
November 1, 2019
The Dos and Don’ts of Communicating with Data: The double y-axis
This post is a version of another posted on the author’s personal blog . On a previous blog post I explain in detail how to reconstruct a graph to make clear the information it aims to convey. This post expands on that post by providing further insights into...
Sci on the Fly
October 21, 2019
Going Commercial: My Experience as a Postdoctoral Intern in Technology Transfer
This article was originally published by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) POSTDOCket on the July 2019 issue (issue 17, vol. 7) and the author has received permission to re-post on Sci on the Fly. When asked about the societal impact of their...
Sci on the Fly
October 17, 2019
Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel
A version of this blog was also published on Smithsonian Ocean In morphology there is no such thing as insignificant detail; each observation, no matter how trifling, may carry the germ of an explanation for others of much greater consequence. —Emile Baudelot...
Sci on the Fly
October 10, 2019
The Two Body Problem Doesn't Have One Answer
I met my partner in graduate school, so we knew from the beginning of our relationship that we might not graduate at the same time, let alone find two jobs in the same location afterwards. Nevertheless, our relationship gave each of us another person to...
Sci on the Fly
October 5, 2019
A New Focus on Climate: Interview with IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow Daniel Becerra
Daniel Becerra was a 2018-2019 Congressional fellow sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The fellowship program links science, technology and engineering professionals with government, and provides a mechanism for IEEE's U...
Sci on the Fly
October 2, 2019
Scientists “Ask Not”
This article was originally published on Medium at https://medium.com/@STPF/scientists-ask-not-1be97df04237 (September 25, 2019). It’s been almost 60 years since President John F. Kennedy called on America’s youth to pick up the torch and enter public service...
Sci on the Fly
September 9, 2019
Solving Global Policy Challenges: Five Lessons in Multilateral Negotiation
Editor's note: A version of this blog was also published on the Everyday Matters blog of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Your community, business, or organization is facing a monumental policy challenge requiring a solution. Maybe it is a new regulatory need...
Sci on the Fly
August 16, 2019
Tips for the First 90 Days of Your STPF Fellowship
Along with the excitement of starting a new position, comes the anxiety of starting over and “proving yourself”. Whether a seasoned professional or a fresh graduate, we all wonder how to make the most of this new endeavor. The First 90 Days by Michael D...
Sci on the Fly
April 16, 2019
Living with Environmental Change
Science has the capacity to bring together people, ideas, and solutions across borders, disciplines, sectors, ideologies, and traditions. This was the theme of the 2019 Annual AAAS meeting, with over 120 scientific sessions, lectures, and workshops centered...
Sci on the Fly
April 16, 2019
Consent in the context of genetic information: Does it really only belong to you?
“Genetics isn’t just about you. It’s about your family, too.” -- 23andMe Remember the Cambridge Analytica scandal, when Facebook allowed some people’s personal data to be passed to an app called “This Is Your Digital Life” without their consent? Were you one...
