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12
May

We’re number 33!

We’re number 33! According to the latest rankings by Time Magazine, my current university — California State University Dominguez Hills
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07
May

Don’t go to grad school! and other fairy tales

The fitness of organisms is measured by their reproduction. Successful scientists make more scientists. Successful professors make more professors, so
4 min read
05
May

“What’s going to be on the exam?”

Do you love it when students waste office hours with questions that don’t help them learn? Do you want
4 min read
02
May

Recommended reads #26

* Here is a summary of a study that tracked time budgets of faculty members. I find it to be shockingly
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30
Apr

I must be the worst statistics professor

Several times a year, students contact me to tell me that I was the worst professor ever. To be precise,
4 min read
28
Apr

A mountain of progress still needed for equity in science

Most senior scientists aren’t from ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in the sciences, and don’t train many scientists from these
3 min read
24
Apr
Ant foraging diversity: a simple and elegant explanation

Ant foraging diversity: a simple and elegant explanation

Science can be creative and elegant. To illustrate this fact, I want to bring to your attention a groundbreaking review
3 min read
18
Apr

Recommended reads #25

* Google tries to have it both ways when it comes to geopolitical boundaries. Where does Russia start and where does
2 min read
17
Apr

Public higher education is not a reward for hard work

Here in California, there was a measure to officially restore affirmative action to the public university admissions process. (The movement
3 min read
16
Apr

Our expert advice remains unheeded

Once in a while, tropical biologists get bot flies. We sometimes find this out while were are in the field.
6 min read