Career Magazine

"I have come to the realization that in order to be able to enjoy science, you need to know the art of it."

NSERC's funding woes continue despite the federal government's earlier promise for increased spending on research and development.

In the understandable rush to get published and funded, scientists tend to spill the beans too early and in too much detail for them to ever win a patent.

The base of the scientific pyramid is becoming smaller and smaller and erosion at the top won't be repaired with stones making their way upward.

Taking the initial leap was difficult and very, very, scary ... but it was also exciting, challenging, and enlightening.