http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/03/24/exactly-ed-yong-an-interview-by-dave-munger/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/03/24/exactly-ed-yong-an-interview-by-dave-munger/#comment-6965 Briana Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:39:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/03/24/exactly-ed-yong-an-interview-by-dave-munger/#comment-6965 Great interview. :) "Yong: I think it needs to be driven by the individual, so the reason that this works for me is just tied into the way I think. I don’t really have the capacity to narrow my attentional spotlight too far, which is probably why I wasn’t a very good practicing scientist. I like to have broad scopes, I like to look at a wide variety of things, and I love constantly learning about new areas." I have the same temperament, and I've wondered if my roving interests might get in the way a career in science (proper). I was wondering what you were up to before getting into journalism/blogging, and why "practicing science" didn't pan out for you? Great interview.
“Yong: I think it needs to be driven by the individual, so the reason that this works for me is just tied into the way I think. I don’t really have the capacity to narrow my attentional spotlight too far, which is probably why I wasn’t a very good practicing scientist. I like to have broad scopes, I like to look at a wide variety of things, and I love constantly learning about new areas.”
I have the same temperament, and I’ve wondered if my roving interests might get in the way a career in science (proper). I was wondering what you were up to before getting into journalism/blogging, and why “practicing science” didn’t pan out for you?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/03/24/exactly-ed-yong-an-interview-by-dave-munger/#comment-6964 Ed Yong Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:20:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/03/24/exactly-ed-yong-an-interview-by-dave-munger/#comment-6964 DING DING DING ;-) DING DING DING

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/03/24/exactly-ed-yong-an-interview-by-dave-munger/#comment-6963 Chris Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:07:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/03/24/exactly-ed-yong-an-interview-by-dave-munger/#comment-6963 With a gape like that, I'd have to go for Komodo dragon. Congratulations on the award! With a gape like that, I’d have to go for Komodo dragon.
Congratulations on the award!

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