The self-reported contentment of researchers with their chosen profession depends on more than just salaries, according to the results of our international career survey. Gene Russo parses the data.
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Russo, G. For love and money. Nature 465, 1104–1107 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7301-1104a
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