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Jul
Protecting students from ICE

Protecting students from ICE

What can we do when everybody comes back in the Fall?
4 min read
25
Jun
The stages of grief for scientists and academic leaders

The stages of grief for scientists and academic leaders

A lot of us are stuck in the Bargaining stage.
4 min read
17
Jun
Against AI in images and writing

Against AI in images and writing

Creativity, humanity, and authenticity are essential for every one of us, and for our collective functioning as a society.
9 min read
11
Jun
A quick report from Los Angeles

A quick report from Los Angeles

Immigrants and the rule of law in the world's 4th largest economy
3 min read
04
Jun
a USGS topo map from the center of los angeles

Career planning in an era of scientific disinvestment

Know not just the destination and the route, but all the other features on the map
3 min read
30
May
Welcome to the Resistance

Welcome to the Resistance

You signed up to be a scientist, to go to college, to work in a university. You didn't join the fight against authoritarian malfeasance. But here we are, together.
3 min read
20
May
The power of manuscript reviews

The power of manuscript reviews

How we craft reviews for early career researchers shapes our culture and community
7 min read
15
May
Academic Mixtape 31

Academic Mixtape 31

good stuff to read
4 min read
08
May
Defending the value of universities

Defending the value of universities

It's more effective to defend the work of each institution than to defend nebulous concepts
3 min read
28
Apr
Doing science on the cheap

Doing science on the cheap

What to skimp on and what doing without looks like
7 min read