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Honoring Julius Axelrod
Julie’s Philosophy on Research*.
| * Axelrod’s simple approach to research has been described by many of his students. This particular list is courtesy of Christian Felder, PhD. |
| Ask simple questions. (But look beyond the obvious.) |
| Do something new, but not too new. (Work just left or right of mainstream questions.) |
| Talk to people and read! (Then talk more, read more. You never know where the next idea will come from.) |
| Science is 99% discouragement. Stay focused! |
| Do one good experiment a day. |
| Find and exploit your own scientific style. |
| Skimming the cream is a good thin. (But do enough science to know that the cream is real.) |
| Don’t sweat the details. Focus on your hypothesis and don’t get swayed by complexity. |
| Publish to clarify your thinking and your hypothesis. Nothing more. |
