Terry McGlynn

09
Jun

Recommended reads #105

David Attenborough regrets spending so much time away from his family. (I should note that I’m writing this from
4 min read
05
Jun

Drop everything and check your page proofs, or else

The turnaround time that journal publishers demand for correcting page proofs is crazy, right? I honestly have no idea what
3 min read
30
May

Are there universities that care about both research and teaching?

I read an interesting piece from a computer science professor at Bucknell, who documented his path to discovering universities “in
4 min read
28
May

Recommended reads #104

It’s been two weeks already!? Here’s some reads for what remains of the long holiday weekend, for those
4 min read
22
May

Making scientific conferences more engaging

In scientific conferences, the talks are often the least constructive part of the meeting. That’s my experience and opinion,
4 min read
15
May

Keeping data readable in the long run

(image by frankieleon) This is reminder of the obvious, but perhaps one some of you could use: Be sure to
4 min read
12
May

Recommended reads #103

Why academics need to focus on structuring their time Superstar artist Ai Weiwei wrote a piece about how censorship works
5 min read
08
May

Handling bad reviews

I think most reviews are good and fair. Regardless, when I get an unwelcome decision back from an editor, it’
13 min read
04
May

When scientists are dishonest

A case of scientific dishonesty has hit close to home and got me thinking. This isn’t a post of
3 min read
01
May

The deficit model of STEM recruitment

As we train the next generation of STEM professionals, we use a filter that selects against marginalized folks, on account
11 min read