Reviews So You Want to Be a Scientist? by Philip A. Schwartzkroin Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News January 29, 2010 at 12:17 pm A neuroscientist describes the pros, cons and politics of a career in research for aspiring scientists. SO YOU WANT TO BE A SCIENTIST? BY PHILIP A. SCHWARTZKROIN Oxford University Press, 2009, 192 p., $19.95.