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15
May

What unemployment taught me about dual-career parenting

I’ve made a point to not mention this over the last several months, because I try to keep this
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14
May

Dealing with caffeine addiction

Scientists drink more coffee than anybody else. (At least, according to those dubious pop-culture listicles.) I didn’t drink
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11
May

Class projects as publishable research?

Have you thought of collecting real, publishable, data as a part of lab that you’ve taught? Specifically, is it
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08
May

Recommended Reads #52

What the heck do they put in denatured ethanol, and how and why did they start doing this? “The little-
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04
May

Macroecology is not like particle physics

There are different kinds of mystery. Subatomic particles are almost illogically tiny, so we can only figure out what’s
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30
Apr
Let me tell you about my breakfast

Let me tell you about my breakfast

Trust me, this is about science. I’m working from home today. I saw my kid off on his carpool,
3 min read
27
Apr

Student wingmen

Once in a while, I interact with student wingmen. Or academic twinsies. At least, that’s those are the monikers
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24
Apr

Recommended Reads #51

Apparently, your paper will get more attention if it is published on hump day. This story from last year explains
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23
Apr

Will work for food: How volunteer “opportunities” exploit early-career scientists

This is a guest post by Susan Letcher, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Purchase College in New York. A
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22
Apr

How to promote inclusivity in graduate fellowships?

Students who did their undergraduate work at elite universities are dominating access to federally funded graduate fellowships in the sciences.
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