tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post5100059686378985456..comments2023-06-26T04:44:41.406-04:00Comments on Mad Scientists: yet more journalsscientist 1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547801546268584913noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post-76024221175755537762009-03-21T21:02:00.000-04:002009-03-21T21:02:00.000-04:00I'm not so sure about that. I read a lot, but it ...I'm not so sure about that. I read a lot, but it doesn't always make me happy.scientist 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15547801546268584913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post-25382604735481491342009-03-21T14:05:00.000-04:002009-03-21T14:05:00.000-04:00Get the Nature, Nature Chemistry, Scientific Ameri...Get the Nature, Nature Chemistry, Scientific American, and Guardian Science podcasts. You can keep up on the interesting science while running a column and without having to read. We all know that reading makes you gay.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899572029588768929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post-20953897069713860602009-03-19T14:41:00.000-04:002009-03-19T14:41:00.000-04:00I just rely on awesome chemistry blogs like this o...I just rely on awesome chemistry blogs like this one to keep me up to date on the latest and greatest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post-38782302248316930192009-03-19T12:30:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:30:00.000-04:00Not if you were really, really stupid. You wouldn...Not if you were really, really stupid. You wouldn't have to lose anything, but the osmotic pressure might cause your brain to lyse. Which is why I don't do it.scientist 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15547801546268584913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post-24063934370499033912009-03-19T12:21:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:21:00.000-04:00Might I suggest the osmotic "undergrad" approach o...Might I suggest the osmotic "undergrad" approach of placing the journals under your pillow at night? Although if it were osmosis, then something else would have to leave, right?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954162269015902714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post-19481088019145453452009-03-19T10:39:00.000-04:002009-03-19T10:39:00.000-04:00I don't really read them in any depth, and one of ...I don't really read them in any depth, and one of my biggest pet peeves is one or two of the journals furthest from what I do don't have a table of contents. I actually have to flip through the whole thing to realize there are no useful articles in there.<BR/><BR/>That being said I do get a reasonable amount out of all the reading, I just don't know if it is worth the time. For example the journals that take the most time, by far, are Nature and Science, and that is primarily due to my curiosity and desire to follow up on interesting things which aren't necessarily related to chemistry or work. I learn a lot, and 'expand my horizons', but is it really worth the time?scientist 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15547801546268584913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396051467285675491.post-28173574135800781122009-03-19T10:18:00.000-04:002009-03-19T10:18:00.000-04:00I am all for staying current with the literature, ...I am all for staying current with the literature, but in my humble opinion one should only stay current with a few high quality journals. I stick with Org lett, JACS, JOC, Angew and pretty much that's it. Anything more than that won't stick in my head anyway.person 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10058526387538234632noreply@blogger.com