Why I avoid lecturing
Academic freedom is glorious. Despite pronouncements to the contrary, university faculty — including most contingent faculty — enjoy tremendous freedom in what
Choosing between “head of lab” and “independent scholar” models
When people ask how I run my lab group, I don’t know how to respond. It boggles me because
Recommended reads #63
The New York Times published a stunning piece about what is happening to the Greenland ice sheet. It’s an
Respecting the time and needs of adjuncts
Almost every university in the US has succumbed to financial pressures and employs a relatively high proportion of adjunct instructors.
The dangers of twitter
When I first joined twitter, I was nervous I might mess up somehow. I wanted to use my professional identity
Ant science: Thieving ants know how to be sneaky
Ectatomma ruidum. Image by Alex Wild
The most recent paper from my lab is a fun one. We show that
Recommended reads #62
Poster session drinking game for the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology meeting.
“A former meerkat expert at London Zoo has been
Why I avoid the p-word
I write because I want to change minds. I don’t need everybody to agree with me, but I write
Useful science communication resources
Inspired by my own endeavours in science communication and an informal talk I gave to my department, I started to
There are lots of opportunities for grad students to learn how to teach
In my last post I complained that grad students don’t generally get taught how to teach in grad school,
