Graduate training, missed opportunities and the good ol’ days
A couple of recent conversations have got me thinking about the culture of academia and grad school training.
The first
12 tips for talking to science faculty about new teaching strategies
Attention education researchers: Here are some tips about interacting with science faculty. I’ve noticed that this genre uses a
Thinking about what we can do about sexual assault and harassment in the sciences
If you haven’t seen it yet, go over and read this courageous, important and stunningly written Op-Ed piece by
The two-body problem isn’t temporary
Wouldn’t it be amazing if both you and your partner landed great jobs in the same city or even
Recommended reads #35
* Papers that triumphed over their rejections. How world-changing papers by Fermi, Krebs, Higgs, Margulis, Brockman, Mullis and more were rejected
Active learning is flexible and designed to reach the reticent
I’ve gotten positive feedback about a post in which I explain how it’s not that much work for
Where do you eat lunch? And does it matter?
Lunch culture seems to vary a lot from place to place.
I will admit to sometimes eating lunch at my
This device can improve your quality of life
It’s easier to get work done if we use time efficiently and work to stay healthy. If I had
Efficient teaching: Doing active learning an easy way
Here are a few difficult facts about education in college classrooms:
1. Lectures don’t work well. People just don’
Academic self care
The semester has begun and everyone is returning back to campus. It means my commuter bus is full and I