What articles/books should *every* aspiring scientist read?

It is incredibly important for aspiring young scientists to keep up to date with the scientific literature. We all know that some journal articles are a slog, and critiquing other's research is often an onerous task. Sometimes it's good to have a break. What follows is a list of popular science books I have found to be quite helpful. read more

Read this if you want to know what it takes to be a genetic heavyweight. 7. Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre. Either this, or Bad Science should be required reading for any and all aspiring scientists (probably both). read more

Third, this list is most emphatically not “the” 12 articles people should read. I can think of another dozen important reads that I left off this list. So I am certainly not making a definitive statement of the 12 best, or only, articles one should read. read more