Research methods
Evolutionary epistemology
Articles on creativity and innovation
Software for exploratory data analysis
Fathom - Excellent package for EDA; Student edition available for $40; Mac OS X, Windows
Data Desk - Traditionally one of the best packages for EDA, though a strange interface and expensive; $390 academic pricing; Mac OS X, Windows
JMP - Good implementation of a limited subset of EDA tools; Academic version "JMP IN" for $80; Linux, Mac, Windows
R - Extremely flexible but challenging language for statistical analysis; Open source; Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
XGobi - Limited and challenging system for some exploratory graphics; Open source; Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Advice for graduate students
So long and thanks for the PhD
An Insider's Guide to Choosing a Graduate Advisor and Research Projects in Laboratory Sciences
Survival skills for Grad Students
How to do Research at the MIT AI Lab
How to Be a Good Graduate Student
Graduate Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences: A Survival Manual
Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School [PDF]
Resources for the PhD in Computer Science (CMU)
Career advice
Networking on the Network
How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia
Feynman on Honesty in Science
Feynman on Teaching
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