15
Apr
Backyard science
Spring is springing in Sweden and I’m finally out from under my grant writing load. It is pretty easy
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14
Apr
The first days of a new tenure-track faculty job
This is the season when some lucky ones preparing for new jobs in the fall. A few people have asked
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11
Apr
Friday recommended reads #24
* “Should I be a bio major?” “What do I get out of a biology degree?” I just printed out this
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09
Apr
The field ecology of a gut microbe inside bullet ants
The bullet ant Paraponera clavata. Image by Alex Wild.
This is the latest paper from my lab, which I’m
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07
Apr
Driftwood faculty and decisions about course content
Here’s an incident, or really just a conversation, that left a little scar on me.
Around the time I
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04
Apr
Friday recommended reads #23
* Pseudoscorpions are awesome. I mean, literally, they inspire awe. Here are ten facts about pseudoscorpions including some great photos of
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02
Apr
What kind of faculty job do you want?
Faculty jobs involve teaching, research, and mentoring. Different kinds of universities expect faculty to conduct these activities in different proportions.
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31
Mar
Which classes should tenure-track faculty deprioritize?
Academia has an adjunct problem. Most of the verbiage on this topic (that I see, at least) focuses on the
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28
Mar
Friday recommended reads #22
* Southern California is the land of palm trees. But also the land of one sad and miserably lonely coconut palm.
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26
Mar
Why I prefer anonymous peer reviews
Nowadays, I rarely sign my reviews.
In general, I think it’s best if reviews are anonymous. This is my
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