Can stealing from your neighbor be a mutualism?
Imagine that your neighbor sometimes goes into your house and takes some food out of your fridge. Sometimes you catch
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Liberal arts college, or celebrity baby name?
The New Yorker has a great piece about the backyard biodiversity work being
Why aren’t undergrads more like 8 year olds?
Last week I had the great pleasure of being a guest “science mentor” for a summer science camp. I got
The Flying Spaghetti Monster, creationism, science education and religious tolerance
I had to renew my driver’s license this month. I considered heading to the DMV dressed like this:
But
Universities that want research but don’t want researchers
I’ve done most of my fieldwork at a biological field station. Many people come and go, but there are
People are irrational
One of my funnier stories comes from a conversation at a social gathering. I think it was a party involving
Public scientists, the twitterverse, thought police, feminism, and the fanatical mob
I’m on vacation. But while I was posting a few photos on social media (amazing National Parks and a
Working away from work and making work home
Guest post by Rosie Burdon, a PhD student at Uppsala University in Amy Parachnowitsch’s lab. She is studying interactions
Universities that work hard to subvert student rights with FERPA waivers
Imagine this scene: A professor at work gets a phone call.
Phone Voice: Hi, I’m the parent of Bill
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Here’s a post from Methods in Ecology and Evolution with the Top Ten Tips for Reviewing Statistics. I do
