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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.
01
Apr
old timey black and white image of white women working as switchboard operators

Call your Program Officer

Yes, you. Schedule a phone call. This is the hidden curriculum.
2 min read
23
Mar
Green tree ants (Oecophylla smaradinga) cooperating to build a woven nest

Hi there, colleagues in China!

I tend to avoid looking at the analytics for this site. It's sometimes funny to see which search
4 min read
03
Mar
an empty bird nest, made of up plant fibers

Knowing when to take risks

Risks are necessary for transformative science, and to transform our community of scientists
4 min read
24
Feb
an old school blank audio cassette with a Science For Everyone label

Academic Mixtape 37

I sift through what people share and pass on the good stuff
3 min read
23
Feb
Sciencing for the joy of it

Sciencing for the joy of it

Intrinsic motivation > extrinsic motivation. Always.
5 min read
04
Feb
some jenga blocks

Don't let anybody tell you what your academic-life balance is supposed to be

You do you. And please stay healthy.
6 min read
27
Jan
Rosie the robot, from the Jetsons. She's blue, is their maid, has a white collar and head thingey. And is a cartoon robot.

What to do when students turn in assignments generated by AI?

More importantly: what not to do
7 min read
09
Jan
Academic Mixtape 36

Academic Mixtape 36

links, links, red hot links. Actually some are cold, it's been >2 months since the last mixtape. Lots of wild stories that are true facts.
3 min read
06
Jan
photograph of people in line at a supermarket

What's your currency?

When you make day-to-day decisions, what do you prioritize?
5 min read
18
Dec
Changes to NSF peer review

Changes to NSF peer review

They're not good. At all.
3 min read