22
Mar
I got me the travelin’ blues
I imagine that when other scientists need to travel for research-related business, they file some paperwork, and then hop on
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21
Mar
Lab meetings: the publication process
My lab meeting last week got totally derailed. In a good way.
One of my students mentioned the manuscript that
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20
Mar
Tinkering around is the best way to do research
On my desktop sits a file, as a reminder. It’s the log of a Skype text chat dated 24
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19
Mar
It’s taxonomist appreciation day!
Have you reminded that special person in your life exactly what they mean to you?
Research engines come up empty
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18
Mar
How to figure out if you want to work at a teaching university
Do you want to know what it’s like to be a professor at a teaching campus? The single best
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15
Mar
Online learning is the ghetto of higher education
People need to rethink the concept of the digital divide.
In our society, the digital divide doesn’t separate those
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14
Mar
Ant science: Thievery persists in a world of plenty
I can forgive people for overlooking the fascinating behaviors of the thieving ant Ectatomma ruidum. There are so many ants
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13
Mar
Theoretical bandwagons are for big labs
Small labs should avoid theoretical bandwagons. It’ll make it hard to get money, publish and do good work effectively.
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12
Mar
Mentorship = Training?
When I was an undergraduate in the early ’90s, I didn’t do much research. But when the students in
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11
Mar
On gender, parenting and academic careers
It used to happen all the time. I’d be out in public, with my son, at the grocery store,
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