Articles with simple statistics that are good examples for teaching
I taught biostatistics for several years. You know what was one of bigger challenges of teaching that class? Finding articles
What’s the hurry with the job offer?
Last week, I had a conversation with someone who was mildly cheesed off about how some universities make tenure-track
Recommended reads #164
Time management is about more than life hacks
If your university’s administration ran a polar expedition
“xyscan is a
Who can we trust?
A few weeks ago, I was hit by an unexpected gut punch. It was an email from a trusted colleague,
Unordered thoughts on the Pruitt situation
If you’re not one of those folks who pays close attention to social media and the lil’ blogosphere of
Hanging newly graduated students out to dry
My head spins when I see science opportunities designed to increase the diversity of applicants to graduate STEM programs, they
Is “critical thinking” a generalized skill?
Based on the things I’ve been reading lately, the answer to the titular question is “mostly no.”
It’s
Recommended reads #163
It’s been a whole month since the last one of these? How about I prune this down to the
Some ideas for better office hours
Welcome back to a new semester! I don’t know about you, but I am often generally unpleased with how
The deficit model of science communication
This is central concept for science outreach. Some interactions today have led me to wonder whether we are all on