Open source software doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll have better stats
Let me tell you a little story about data analysis and peer review, that’s giving me a little pause.
How should the shape of your grade distribution change the way you teach?
I’ve received a number of comments about one of the recommended reads from last Friday. It was about the
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A ban on bans against laptop bans. Or something like that.
Folks often think their grades are bimodally distributed when
Please nominate colleagues to be selected as ESA fellows
This one is for the ecologists.
There are a lot of people who have made outstanding contributions to the field
Networking from scratch
I’ve been writing regularly for Vitae, the careers section of The Chronicle of Higher Education. This piece was published
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To teach better, boost student confidence
Students learn better when their professors are demanding and have high standards.
People learn even better when these professors are
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The physics crackpot index.
More people should take geology in college.
A cafe in Adelaide is selling a cup of
Recruiting underrepresented minority students
The last couple weeks have posed a challenge, as several people have contacted me (mostly out of the blue), asking
Small Pond summer recap
Now that the academic year is starting back up, what did you miss over the summer from Small Pond?
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