7 small things you can do for science in 2017

The new year is here, and many of us start off with some resolutions. Following this trend, I thought it would be fun to share some things I’ve been doing and will continue to do that mostly (with the exception of point 3) require only little effort on my side and which positively impact my sciencing and that of those around me.

On the Power of Power (and of Saying Stop)

“Power” – I remember this expression making me and my classmates giggle in our undergrad introductory stats course, much as other expressions had made us giggle in high school sex ed. But I am not here for giggling. Instead, I want to share two things about power that I have understood (which actually work astonishingly well not only for statistics, but also for real life).