An anecdote on the power of setting your own metrics of success
Tl;dr: hey friends, my advice (about ethical use of images in science) is in a book! And it's a GREAT book, you should get a copy.
I got some amazing news recently1: a series of advice articles I wrote years ago has been featured (twice!) in a book by the exceptional science communicator/artist Jen Christiansen. Building Science Graphics came out in 2022, and I’ve recommended it ever since2 , but somehow never noticed the shout-out!
Jen is a senior graphics editor at Scientific American, where she does what I’ve tried to do throughout my career: elegantly and beautifully merge art, science, and writing. When it comes to science visualization, if Jen recommends it, you should do it.
And, she highlighted my advice about how to ethically integrate other people’s images into your work as a scientist! I’m absolutely delighted to be mentioned in this context.
And also…
I’m kinda fascinated by what this says about the impact of my work.
I’m a non-tenure-track faculty member at a research-active, land grant university in the Mountain West. There is nothing …