Universities that want research but don’t want researchers
I’ve done most of my fieldwork at a biological field station. Many people come and go, but there are
People are irrational
One of my funnier stories comes from a conversation at a social gathering. I think it was a party involving
Public scientists, the twitterverse, thought police, feminism, and the fanatical mob
I’m on vacation. But while I was posting a few photos on social media (amazing National Parks and a
Working away from work and making work home
Guest post by Rosie Burdon, a PhD student at Uppsala University in Amy Parachnowitsch’s lab. She is studying interactions
Universities that work hard to subvert student rights with FERPA waivers
Imagine this scene: A professor at work gets a phone call.
Phone Voice: Hi, I’m the parent of Bill
Recommended reads #54
Here’s a post from Methods in Ecology and Evolution with the Top Ten Tips for Reviewing Statistics. I do
The acceptances that weren’t acceptances
Chatting with people at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica, the topic from a recent post came up: that
This one simple trick to help fight the male scientist stereotype
This week, I did my one of my first ever phone-interviews with a reporter for a story about black widows
Academic Hazing
A recent conversation* on twitter made me think about academic customs. The conversation centered on PhD comprehensive exams (PhD candidacy
Receiving an FOIA request for your grant
Update, 02 September 2017: An article came out today in a well-known semi-journalistic website, for which I was interviewed. I’
