Submitting abstracts for conferences without having the data
I’ve developed a mechanism to make sure that I stay productive: when I submit abstracts for meetings, I promise
One person’s story about post-PhD employment
I’m an Associate Professor at a regional state university. How did I get here? What choices did I make
The interplay of science and activism
This is a guest post by Lirael.
I’m a grad student in the sciences. I’m also an activist.
How much do you let students design projects?
Now is the time of year when we work with students on designing summer research projects. How do you decide
Recommended reads #27
* A worthwhile manifesto: “Why I teach Plato to plumbers.”
* An exceptionally well-told story, of a too-uncommon interaction, by Valéria M.
Learning from a kindergarten teacher
Teaching has some perennial questions: How do you engage students? How do you make a classroom run smoothly? How does
We’re number 33!
We’re number 33!
According to the latest rankings by Time Magazine, my current university — California State University Dominguez Hills
Don’t go to grad school! and other fairy tales
The fitness of organisms is measured by their reproduction. Successful scientists make more scientists. Successful professors make more professors, so
“What’s going to be on the exam?”
Do you love it when students waste office hours with questions that don’t help them learn? Do you want
Recommended reads #26
* Here is a summary of a study that tracked time budgets of faculty members. I find it to be shockingly