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The NIH Biographical Sketch: Variations on a Theme

The format may be set in stone, but there’s still much flexibility in how you organize your biosketch

5 min readApr 12, 2024

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The NIH Biographical Sketch: Variations on a Theme

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All the U.S. Presidents, Ranked by “Greatness” in 2024

A visualization of the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Survey

3 min readFeb 19, 2024

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A ranking of U.S. presidents based on a 2024 survey of political scientists, showing Abraham Lincoln ranks first, and Donald Trump ranks last.

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How long does it take to get a PhD in the U.S.?

The National Science Foundation has data on that

3 min readFeb 14, 2024

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Comparison graphs showing how long it takes to get a PhD in different fields, and how that has varied between 1972 and 2022.

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So, Iran Is Enriching Lots of Uranium These Days. Should We Be Worried?

When Trump toppled Obama’s 2015 agreement with Iran, it opened the floodgates

4 min readDec 21, 2023

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So, Iran Is Enriching Lots of Uranium These Days. Should We Be Worried?

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Crafting a Strong Hypothesis

Six points to consider when refining this important statement

4 min readNov 3, 2023

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6 components of a strong hypothesis: empirically testable, backed by preliminary evidence, testable by ethical research, based on original ideas, has evidence-based reasoning, can be predicted.

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What haunts us on Halloween…

…and the rest of the year, according to U.S. survey data

3 min readOct 24, 2023

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A graphic showing 10 selected spooky fears from a survey and percentage of Americans who responded to a survey saying they had those fears.

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Fraud in the USA

If you feel like everyone is trying to scam you, you’re not alone

3 min readSep 21, 2023

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Fraud in the USA

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Does #SciComm Have a Place in Publications and Proposals?

A look at what the guidelines and a few studies say

6 min readAug 29, 2023

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Does #SciComm Have a Place in Publications and Proposals?

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COVID-19 and Excess Deaths in the U.S.

A look back at death counts and responses as the WHO lifts PHEIC status for COVID-19 after more than 3 years

3 min readMay 6, 2023

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COVID-19 and Excess Deaths in the U.S.

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Lead in the Water

Looking at EPA estimates of water lines that have lead, by state

2 min readApr 13, 2023

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Lead in the Water

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Robert Lawrence

Robert Lawrence

Data visualization and science writing. Science editor in academia and biochem PhD. Published work at: www.robertlawrencephd.com

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