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Publication Type: Popular Publication Publication Acceptance Date: 3/6/2016 Publication Date: 4/5/2016 Citation: Grusak, M.A. 2016. Telling our stories. CSA News. 61(4):17-19. doi:10.2134/csa2016-61-4-5. Interpretive Summary: You and I are really lucky. We live at a time when there are so many tools and resources available to us in the sciences. With all of our digital technologies we can connect with almost anyone in the world, whenever we want. We can share data and ideas almost instantaneously. We can contribute to the larger scientific community through all that we do. The opportunities are endless to tackle big problems and to build a knowledge base that is helping to make a real difference in people's lives. It's a fantastic and privileged time to be a scientist! What's even cooler is that we're all doing our science in such unique and different ways. My stories are not the same as your stories, but they are all wonderful, they all have their own excitement, and wouldn't it be great to be sharing them whenever we can. Technical Abstract: You and I are really lucky. We live at a time when there are so many tools and resources available to us in the sciences. With all of our digital technologies we can connect with almost anyone in the world, whenever we want. We can share data and ideas almost instantaneously. We can contribute to the larger scientific community through all that we do. The opportunities are endless to tackle big problems and to build a knowledge base that is helping to make a real difference in people's lives. It's a fantastic and privileged time to be a scientist! What's even cooler is that we're all doing our science in such unique and different ways. My stories are not the same as your stories, but they are all wonderful, they all have their own excitement, and wouldn't it be great to be sharing them whenever we can. |
