Recommended reads #136
I think this ¡Hola Papi! column has the bestest science outreach ever.
Perhaps it’s unwise to ask everybody in
Updating pedagogy for the mobile phone era
I had some unanticipated teaching challenges last spring, when I was teaching a couple sections of an intro-level organismal
How can we avoid toxic environments?
It seems almost inevitable. Good people end up in toxic environments. Once there, they must suffer the consequences, or execute
Recommended reads #135
Strategies for mentoring undergraduate researchers
To the heroes of Brazil’s National Museum
I trust that my student’s grandparent
Becoming a climate reality leader
Last week was not easy for me, schedule-wise. It was the first week of classes for my campus, my
Goin’ admin
I once said in the late 1990s, “Shoot me if I ever talk about getting a cell phone.” But the
Announcing EEB Mentor Match 2018
There are a lot of students who are enrolled in institutions that lack the resources to provide the mentorship that
How strobe ants do the strobe run
It’s been a while since I posted about some of the science I’ve been doing, so here’s
Infrequently asked questions
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As this site has
Recommended reads #134
The illusion of objectivity in the classroom
The 2004 lecture that convinced David Attenborough to make a big deal about