30
Dec
Recommended reads #94
And their eyes glazed over – how much is tech-related distraction harming learning?
Why time management is ruining our lives
2 min read
Latest
19
Dec
There are many ways to be a publicly engaged scientist
I want to talk about the Who and the How of public engagement.
We should be bringing science to the
9 min read
16
Dec
Recommended reads #93
An argument for the funding of basic research makes it into the Wall Street Journal.
One way to teach critical
3 min read
12
Dec
Summer research internships for professors
A lot of federal agencies want to enhance the research environment at primarily undergraduate institutions and minority-serving institutions. Not
4 min read
07
Dec
How many rejections should scientists aim for?
Earlier this year an article on aiming for 100 rejections a year in literature was being passed around. The main
3 min read
05
Dec
NSF Graduate Fellowships and the path towards equity
When I visited the SACNAS conference some weeks ago, I spent most of my time in the exhibit hall, chatting
6 min read
02
Dec
Recommended reads #92
Caring isn’t coddling: “While I’m not without gallows humor and can enjoy an ‘it’s in the syllabus’
6 min read
28
Nov
Teaching in a time of professor watchlists
Teaching basic science is difficult when some folks deny the validity of science. Facts are facts, but there are powerful
3 min read
21
Nov
On the shrinkage of polar ice caps
When I was a senior in college, I was in a seminar dedicated to a new book, written by a
4 min read
18
Nov
Recommended reads #91
The post-election college paper grading rubric.
(I’ll save the other election stuff for the tail end.)
Counterproductive gripes
6 min read