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30
Oct

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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27
Oct

Recommended reads #115

Best practices for writing multiple choice tests Criticizing another scientist’s work isn’t bullying. It’s science. Science Friday
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23
Oct

Academic blogging as “inreach”

People have been saying “blogging is dead” consistently for the past decade. Yet, fellow readers, here we are, on this
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16
Oct

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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13
Oct

Recommended reads #114

Transformative research is not easily predicted Staying in the game A new opinion piece comes out with a bold suggestion:
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11
Oct

Scientific identity crisis

Well, all right, maybe identity crisis is a little overly dramatic. However, I have been mulling over my science identity
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09
Oct
Mary Talbot, pioneering ecologist and myrmecologist

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
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04
Oct

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
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02
Oct

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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29
Sep

Recommended reads #113

This is the best explainer ever about social class in universities. Please read and share, especially with the graduate admissions
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