New posts in Social Skills

Co-authors either dismiss my ideas or don't understand them... and then dismiss them anyway

Mistook new faculty member to be a student, how big a faux pas is it?

Is it unethical to take a photograph of my question sheets from a sit-down exam I've just finished if I am not allowed to take them home?

How do I help minimize interruptions during group meetings as a student?

Can't handle the stress while being bombarded with questions during the presentation

If a PhD student is bad in interpersonal communications, would he find trouble doing his PhD?

How to overcome preconceived ideas about social scientists?

How do you answer "Oh, you're a professor? What do you teach?"

What is the effect of a PhD student dyeing their hair blue?

What is a social strategy I can use to respond to "How's your PhD going?"