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Jun

Recommended reads #30

* The EEB & Flow has provided a spot-on flowchart to help you produce the ultimate introduction to your next ecological
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25
Jun

Between a rock and a hard concept: teaching multilevel selection

This post is by Leslie Curren. I recently came across Amy’s post from last October about the ecological concepts
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24
Jun

Journalistic bias in Science Magazine

There was a piece published on the Science Magazine website, by Eli Kintisch, that smelled fishy to me. The article
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18
Jun

Huge problems during research are totally normal

At the moment, I have the great pleasure of working with a bunch of students at my field site in
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16
Jun

Conference report from a non-expert: Geochemistry

Last week I went to the Goldschmidt conference, which is a convergence of geochemists. I’m not a geochemist. I’
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13
Jun

Recommended reads #29

* “The problem isn’t the technology–it’s the way we elicit students’ attention.” –Ban Disconnection, Not Laptops * “How to
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09
Jun

Preparing a talk for a conference

I distinctly recall a little non-event at a conference: I was scooting to catch a friend’s talk on time.
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05
Jun

Chairing a search committee, in hindsight

Last year, I had the dubious honor of chairing a search committee for two positions in my department. The speciality
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04
Jun
LEGO makes more women in science!

LEGO makes more women in science!

Nine months ago, I asked LEGO to make more female scientists. As a start, I cobbled together a few from
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30
May

Recommended reads #28

* The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation is advocating for the reproduction of classic experiments. Right out of the gate,
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