“Release time” vs. “Reassigned time”
Words matter, because words dictate how we think. Our brains think using words to organize ideas. Language and reasoning are
Glamour publications: the view from a teaching campus
The academic publishing environment is being undermined by a bunch of extrinsic and intrinsic forces.
One such force is the
Transparency in research: publish your reviews
When it comes to reform, and “reform,” it seems like most people think they know the fix, regardless of the
Science, math skills, and high school students
There was a diversity of visceral reactions to EO Wilson’s op-ed piece, which argued that you can be a
This is water: focusing on what matters
David Foster Wallace. photo by Claudia Sherman
It’s unsatisfying to be told that college students are learning “how to
My all-time favorite scientific paper
Current events (E.O. Wilson saying that scientists don’t need to be good at math) give me a great
Keeping tabs on pseudo journals [retracted]
Update 10 March 2014: Since I published this post, I’ve been made aware of an alternative agenda in Jeffrey
Tribalism in the sciences: empiricists vs. theoreticians
In complex societies, tribes inevitably emerge when individuals with similarities band together, to promote and defend their own interests. I’
It’s horrible to be able to do research in your own lab
I can get a little jealous of people who have research systems in their labs, or do fieldwork nearby. You
A field course about ants this summer (some self-promotion)
Last year, a new field course on ants launched at the Southwestern Research Station, in Portal, AZ, USA called Ants
