The BA/BS distinction is BS
If you have a science degree, does it matter if your diploma says BA or BS? Nope.
When you take
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Best practices for writing multiple choice tests
Criticizing another scientist’s work isn’t bullying. It’s science.
Science Friday
Academic blogging as “inreach”
People have been saying “blogging is dead” consistently for the past decade. Yet, fellow readers, here we are, on this
Time limits and test anxiety
When the clock is going TICK TICK TICK, it can be hard to think clearly, because you’re anxious about
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Transformative research is not easily predicted
Staying in the game
A new opinion piece comes out with a bold suggestion:
Scientific identity crisis
Well, all right, maybe identity crisis is a little overly dramatic.
However, I have been mulling over my science identity
Mary Talbot, pioneering ecologist and myrmecologist
Ada Lovelace Day lands on Tuesday, 10 October. Here’s a post to honor Mary Talbot. She was a pioneer
Bringing ecology blogging into the scientific fold
We’re co-authors on a new paper on “Bringing ecology blogging into the scientific fold: measuring reach and impact of
Are REU programs as amazing as their reputations?
I know a lot of scientists who got their start from an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program. One summer
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This is the best explainer ever about social class in universities. Please read and share, especially with the graduate admissions