Friday Recommended Reads #13
How many scientific arguments are philosophical disagreements rather than disputes over scientific theory? Jeremy Fox makes a great, and detailed,
Disadvantaged students come from disadvantaged universities
The future of research in the USA requires that we recruit the best possible scientists. As the country gets less
Teaching Tuesday: talking about teaching
When I did a survey of ecology teachers earlier this year*, I left a space for further comments on teaching
Grabbing the brass ring
Many moons ago, I wrote some friends and colleagues to let them know I was starting a tenure-track position.
Friday Recommended Reads #12
Did you know that the funding rates of NSF Graduate Fellowships are about 50%!? That’s true as long as
Income inequality predicts science test scores, but not the way you might imagine
More than half of all children attending public schools in the United States are living in poverty. As the unequal
Conflicting interests of faculty and administrators
Motives of faculty and administrators can be highly variable. But even though many administrators were once faculty themselves, I can
Why I knit (and give thanks)
I am Canadian, and living in Sweden, I often get comments suggesting that I’m really American (North American, true
On creating your own path through life
This weekend, I took my kid to a Mythbusters live show. When I left, I was inspired.
The source of
Friday Recommended Reads #11
Alfred Russel Wallace gets his first statue, unveiled by David Attenborough.
About ten years before AR Wallace got his due,
