How to Succeed as a Scientist

I think this ties into my teaching philosophy quite a bit, which is to explain to students what they need to succeed in science. People today don't always have people offering fostering a mindset that we are all scientists. One of my favorite courses to teach is one on science methods and practices called "Paleobiology" There's a wonderful database online called the paleobiology database. Students can dive into the database and ask research questions that nobody's ever asked before.