Discoveries Magazine
Alone Together - Facing Cancer During a Pandemic
Discoveries / November 11, 2021
Advances in Congenital Heart Disease Have Improved Survival Rates
Discoveries / November 11, 2021
How to Think Like a Scientist: A Crash Course
Discoveries / November 15, 2021
Collaborate Strategically to Amplify Great Ideas
We're all familiar with the lone genius myth—a wild-haired scientist mixing burbling chemicals in a basement laboratory—but the reality is that the best scientists team up with others to pursue ambitious work. Read more.
Discoveries / Nov 15, 2021
Communicate with Clarity and Nuance
The most earth-shattering research findings won’t make a dent if scientists can’t share their results in ways that tells the story of their work to the rest of us.
Discoveries / Nov 15, 2021
Embrace the Rigor of Scientific Publication
The unique and challenging process of scientific publication can help root out the most egregious mistakes in research before they reach a wide audience. The process isn’t perfect, but it’s been honed over the course of centuries.
Discoveries / Nov 15, 2021
Lesson No. 6: Take the Long View: Great Science Takes Time
Viewed through the lens of history, science moves at a relative gallop. Those timelines can feel like an eternity if you’re the one waiting for a treatment, but the reality is that major progress in most fields rarely happens overnight.
Discoveries / Nov 15, 2021
How to Think Like a Scientist: A Crash Course
How does a scientist work? We’ve condensed some of the most important insights about scientific thinking into a six-lesson minicourse you can take right now.
Discoveries / Nov 15, 2021
Understand Common Biases and Work to Prevent Them
Bias can be as simple as hoping for a certain outcome in an experiment—but its tentacles can be far-reaching and harmful. Good science requires investigators to systematically identify certain types of bias and take steps to avoid them.
Discoveries / Nov 15, 2021
Advances in Congenital Heart Disease Have Improved Survival Rates
Major advances in the field of congenital heart disease have dramatically improved survival rates for babies born within the last 50 years—and outcomes are only improving. Learn more.
Discoveries / Nov 11, 2021
Alone Together - Facing Cancer During a Pandemic
For some, COVID-19 collided with a cancer diagnosis. Cancer patients and experts shared how what they learned helped them navigate the pandemic and beyond.
Discoveries / Nov 11, 2021
How to Think Like a Scientist: Refine your questions
We asked a few scientists to share the rules they follow when generating research questions. Here's what they told us.
Discoveries / Nov 11, 2021
A Master's Student Studies Reiki for Hospital Patients
Christine Easterling went from working in Hollywood to pursuing a master's degree in healthcare delivery at Cedars-Sinai. Learn how she applied her creative and storytelling abilities to the study of Reiki and its impact on hospital ...
Discoveries / Nov 11, 2021