21
Feb
Friday recommended reads #18
* Have you always wanted to trash (or praise) a paper publicly? Check out PubPeer, “the online journal club.” All of
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Terry McGlynn
19
Feb
What do our grades measure? Academic savvy or actual learning?
Grades are a necessary evil. I record grades because it’s a required part of my job, even though the
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17
Feb
All faculty need academic freedom to protect their students
Sometimes I hear questions like, “Why is academic freedom so important? Why should university professors should have total control over
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14
Feb
Friday recommended reads # 17
What do journal impact factors really mean? For starters, impact factor predicts retraction rates better than long-term citation rates.
Who
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12
Feb
Structural privilege in the world’s premier science fair
Three years ago, the “world’s largest pre-college science fair” was passing through town. I was asked to volunteer as
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11
Feb
Putting faces to names: meeting fellow academics
I just got back from a tour of North America, including a stop to visit my family in Nova Scotia
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10
Feb
Novels, science, and novel science
I was chatting with a friend in a monthly book group. A rare event happened this month: everybody in the
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07
Feb
Friday Recommended Reads #16
Wouldn’t you like to see the cutest darn photos of collembolans? I thought you might.
Students have abandoned professional
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06
Feb
Faith, knowledge, respect and science education
People sometimes make decisions and solve problems without using reason. It’s part of our nature. People seek understanding through
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04
Feb
How all ecology grad students can benefit from an OTS course
If you’ve only just started grad school, or if you’re getting ready to finish, there are a ton
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