Serious academics take the media seriously
The Guardian chose to publish a piece from a “serious academic” who made an argument that we shouldn’t share
Advice for department chairs
I recently finished up a three-year stint as chair of my department. (At my institution, the role of department chair
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New Zealand is developing detailed plans to eradicate every exotic predator, including feral cats, rats, and weasels.
How women are
What limits productivity at teaching institutions
It’s not the time, it’s the people.
The popular conception is that scientists at teaching-focused institutions have lower
Religious scientists as a component of STEM diversity
My experiences are leading me to worry that strident attitudes against religion are harming efforts to diversify our scientific communities.
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This seems like a critical tool for building a syllabus – a course workload estimator.
Patricia Leary is a law professor
Respecting the expertise of amateurs
Amateurs aren’t experts, but they often have a lot of expertise that we overlook.
The ornithological community has been
Small institution vendor discounts?
This post grows out of a conversation I was having about how scientists purchase supplies and equipment at smaller institutions.
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The underground network of folks self-medicating with gut parasites.
Reinventing biostatistics education for basic scientists.
A wiki to advise folks
Twelve museums I loved that you might not know about
I’ve been on mostly-vacation for the past week. I thought I’d share something different. Some of my favorite