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Terry McGlynn

Terry McGlynn

Pasadena, California
Ecologist, entomologist, writer. Chair of Academic Senate and Professor at CSU Dominguez Hills. I'm the Small Pond Science guy. he/him Black Lives Matter. In favor of DEI, justice, access, opportunity. Abolish ICE.
17
Nov
a bookshelf full with a broad variety of books

How can we get students back to reading books?

Not anthologies, not short stories, not textbooks. I mean whole fiction and nonfiction books.
4 min read
07
Nov
a bunch of ants gathering... like a conference

Getting the most of out a scientific conference

A slightly unconventional guide to your first time
6 min read
31
Oct
Academic Mixtape 35

Academic Mixtape 35

all M&Ms and Reese's Pieces, no Skittles
6 min read
28
Oct
an absurdly complex figure of metabolic pathways

The best scientific talk advice that gets ignored

Here are some prescriptions for a case of UCPS (Unengaging Conference Presentation Syndrome).
4 min read
22
Oct
image from a plane window of a snowy landscape. probably over Iowa. photo by mcglynn

The 76 hour long meeting

Time spent in a meeting = (Duration of a meeting) (Number of attendees)
3 min read
08
Oct
My understanding is that screen readers will be able to read the text in here. That's good because ghost only allows 181 characters in alt text.

Statistics in the era of AI

How do we mentor, teach, and do stats when AI can do so much of the work?
7 min read
29
Sep
white background with white silouettes of various tai chi postures

Always being a learner

and always being a struggler
5 min read
17
Sep
an audio cassette tape, with a sticker on it saying 'science for everyone'

Academic Mixtape 34

red hot links
3 min read
15
Sep
a genuinely bad line drawing by me, one guy saying 'lies blah blah more lies' and the other with a thought bubble saying 'hmm curious'

Debating is bad. Professor Watchlists are bad.

Disagreement and listening is good. Taking facts seriously is good.
5 min read
02
Sep
a bright red ant with huge black eyes perched on the tip of a twig with a jet black backdrop

Lessons learned from a sabbatical

The third time was the charm.
5 min read