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Those guys at Popular Science have done it again. They have found eighteen reasons for me to not feel so bad about where I am in the world:

Ah, science! Ennobling. Fascinating. Deeply challenging. Also, dangerous, gross and mind-bogglingly boring. We at Popular Science are sometimes brought up short by the realization that there are aspects of science?entire jobs, even?that, when you strip away the imposing titles and advanced degrees, sound at best distasteful and at worst unbearable. Having chosen last month our second annual Brilliant 10?a group of dynamic researchers making remarkable discoveries?we turned to this pressing question: For the rest out there, just how bad can a science job get?

I haven’t had a chance to read through the entire article, but it seems interesting enough after having read the first one. I’ll post more once I have a chance to read it.