13
Mar
Recommended reads #48
Allen Orr wrote a masterful review of DS Wilson’s latest book on the evolution of altruism.
Jeremiah Ory has
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Terry McGlynn
12
Mar
How does blog readership grow, and (how) does this matter?
How useful are science blogs, and what is the future of science blogging? Probably the worst place to get a
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10
Mar
Efficient teaching: improving student writing ability
Last week’s post was about university writing requirements that fall ludicrously short of their goal, like how this ferret
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05
Mar
University writing requirements are a joke
When your undergraduates leave campus with a Bachelor’s degree, can they write well?
I wish I could say that
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02
Mar
Academic Moneyball
Over the past week, I’ve been reading Moneyball, by Michael Lewis.
I’m not a baseball person (though I
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27
Feb
Recommended Reads #47
Gain a rare look into the brain trust at Nature to understand how they pick manuscripts for review.
Quiz: North
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26
Feb
On being wary of bringing straight-A students into the lab
I had a conversation a couple months ago about the fact that I’m a bit wary of taking Straight-A
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19
Feb
Poll: What is your risk/reward preference in science funding?
Funding rates in the US are declining. Even if NSF gets a little boost to its budget, the situation will
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18
Feb
Should ecologists teach writing?
I could start this post with a back-in-my-day story and bemoan the state of student writing today but I think
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13
Feb
Recommended reads #46
What happens when you get paid 18 grand from NASA to stay in bed for two and a half months?
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