09
Sep
Recommended reads #86
The physics crackpot index.
More people should take geology in college.
A cafe in Adelaide is selling a cup of
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05
Sep
Recruiting underrepresented minority students
The last couple weeks have posed a challenge, as several people have contacted me (mostly out of the blue), asking
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02
Sep
Small Pond summer recap
Now that the academic year is starting back up, what did you miss over the summer from Small Pond?
Here
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29
Aug
What a fake turkey sandwich taught me about teaching
If you don’t ask hard questions about yourself, then you probably aren’t going to hear what you need
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26
Aug
Recommended reads #85
In 10 years, Harvey Mudd (an exclusive STEM-focused college in the LA area, one of the Claremont Colleges) went
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24
Aug
Conference travel awards that you can’t apply for until after the travel is done are bad
I’m about to make some statements that I think should be obvious. In fact, everything I say in this
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22
Aug
On absurd tenure requirements at small institutions
As this site continues to grow, the more I hear about issues that people face in teaching-focused institutions. There
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17
Aug
Let’s nominate folks for NSF’s Waterman award, including women
Every year, the National Science Foundation gives an award to the most bestest early-career scientist in the US. It’
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15
Aug
Accessibility isn’t the key to mentorship
When I start a new batch of students in my lab, my spiel includes:
Two problems can prevent success. The
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12
Aug
Recommended reads #84
Are you familiar with the work of the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group? I applaud their dedication and excellence in chronicling
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