Total Internal Reflection @TIR_scienceblog@qoto.org

New posting, and one that tackles a common misconception among academic scientists - despite the similarity in the names, #MedComms is NOT a type of #SciComm, but a separate discipline & (I think) a much better career choice😃 👇
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2026/02/16/medcomms-is-not-scicomm/

New posting! A look back at TIR’s 10th (!) year of operations. There’s tales of traffic, #whistleblowing on #bullying in #academia, #MedComms outreach at the Vienna Biocenter, & much more. As always, a huge thanks to all of YOU out there who’ve been reading/liking/sharing the content – much appreciated! You keep reading, I’ll keep reflecting….

https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2026/01/25/2025-total-internal-reflections-year-in-review/

New posting and the last of 2025! This one was inspired by #MarkRonson's "Night People" memoir (recommended!), and the way it subtly captures something that both the arts and the sciences crave: capturing the #zeitgeist.
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https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/12/31/catching-the-zeitgeist/

It's #Movember2025 and that means it's time for another instalment in TIR's longest-running posting series: the definitive guide to great #scientists with great #moustaches, with another fine selection of facial hair from around the world...👇
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/11/28/great-scientists-great-moustaches-ix-a-movember-posting/

New posting, and a very personal one this time: some reflections on spending the last 19 years of my life as an #immigrant, how that's enriched me beyond measure, and how targeting immigrants is not the solution to a society's problems. 👇
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/10/10/one-of-the-scapegoats/

New posting! This one's about work and active #parenting, and how that tends to leave little time for other activities...like blogging 😅👇
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/08/22/at-the-ends-of-the-day/

New posting! This one's a #HowTo guide to #authorship on scientific publications, drawing heavily on #ICMJE criteria and #CRediT taxonomy, and based on #MedComms experience. Hope it's helpful! As always, likes/comments/reposts very welcome😊👇
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/06/13/credit-where-credits-due-a-short-guide-to-authorships-in-scientific-papers/

New posting! This one is about #research #funding, and whether the collective - and not the individual - should be the unit of selection. Some fond memories of my #LMB days while writing this 😊 Big thx for all favouriting/boosts/replies 👇
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/05/22/the-unit-of-selection/

New posting! "Deprogramming academia", a riff on why I'm still feeling guilt about walking away from #academia, and why that might be. 👇 Hope you like it! #Alt-Ac
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/04/17/deprogramming-academia/

New posting! A riff on how #mentoring should impart a lifetime commitment, and one that flows in both directions. Doubly important right now, when science is under attack and we need to come together as a community.👇
https://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2025/03/28/look-after-one-another/

Latest cross-posting to the @febsnews #FEBSnet: Jacks of all trades, a riff on how scientists are expected to master a whole suite of skills, when expertise in just one would often be enough in other professions (and perhaps, should also be here?).👇 https://network.febs.org/posts/jacks-of-all-trades