03
Jun
Recommended reads #79
Things the world’s most and least privileged people say. Including “I don’t vote — the system is too corrupt!
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30
May
The lost opportunity cost of overcommitment
My sabbatical officially started a few days ago. I was half-expecting a kind of weight to lift. But my brain
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23
May
Using blogs for sharing negative results
I’ve now been blogging for a little over three years. I’m no longer a newbie, but clearly am
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20
May
Recommended reads #78
Who wore it better? David Bowie or nudibranch? This is fabulous, in the classic sense of the word.
This is
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16
May
A small private college financial bubble?
I bought a house in late 2001. People thought I was crazy to pay what I did, but still, in
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09
May
Self-funding your research program
In the last few months, something has been on my mind. I’ve brought up the topic a few times,
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06
May
Recommended reads #77
“Natural history: an approach whose time as come, passed, and needs to be resurrected.”
A reconsideration of “new conservation.” Also,
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05
May
What is press-worthy scholarship?
As I was avoiding real work and morning traffic, there were a bunch of interesting things on twitter, as usual.
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02
May
How does college selectivity affect the jobs of professors?
Sometimes when I talk about teaching — and interactions with students in general — folks don’t really get where I’m
5 min read
27
Apr
On the ballooning of spiders and deep evolutionary branches
To keep track of projects, I use a sophisticated app called Moleskine. But early on in grad school, when I
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