Negative results, weird results, and other secrets
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Science is a community endeavor. Much of our knowledge is unwritten, and subsists in the hive
Recommended reads #90
An obituary for climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, who died in a field accident in Antarctica.
Here’s yet another editorial
Is social media ruining everything?
I have been involved with a few conversations in the last month that basically went along the lines of social
Creating an academic environment hostile to sexual misconduct
I’d like to tell you a story about speaking out.
We are hearing more in the media from targets
In defence of taxon-specific conferences
I have been going to entomology meetings (including those of the Entomological Societies of Canada (ESC), British Columbia (ESBC), and
Recommended reads #89
A couple truly spectacular reads have already made the rounds in social media in the last week, but in case
Towards better titles for academic papers: a hermeneutic approach from a blogging perspective
I think a lot of academic article titles are pretty bad. What do I mean by bad? The title doesn’
A student-centered academic conference
The national SACNAS conference came through LA again. SACNAS is an organization that fosters diversity in higher education and runs
Bias in graduate admissions
Yesterday, I received an epic comment on a recent post of mine about minority recruitment. I want to share it:
Recommended reads #88
Without tenure, professors become terrified sheep.
The terrorist inside my husband’s brain. This piece by Robin Williams’s widow,
