The Moscow Rules, Science Edition: The Complete Series

I neglected to mention here that back at the start of the month (which seems so long ago now), I did a stint on the Scientopia Guest Blog. The theme was the Moscow Rules: they were rules for spies, and  I turned them into rules for scientists.

Here are the posts, in order:

1. Assume nothing.
2. Never go against your gut.
3. Everyone is potentially under opposition control.
4. Don’t look back; you are never completely alone.
5. Go with the flow, blend in.
6. Vary your pattern and stay within your cover.
7. Lull them into a sense of complacency.
8. Don’t harass the opposition.
9. Technology will always let you down.
10. Keep your options open.

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