Reverse engineering transformative experiences
We think of formative experiences as happening organically, but they're often planned and intentional.
Academic hiring criteria are all wrong
The most important criteria are: mentorship, mentorship, and mentorship
Why are we all teaching ancient statistics?
If we taught molecular biology the way we teach statistics, we'd still be arguing whether proteins or nucleic acids were genetic material.
Four things for scientists about the democracy thing
Over the last month, I’ve been mostly quiet and just listening to others as things have evolved. The day
Academic Mixtape 29
everything is one fire or in debris flow from the post-fire torrent, but read on we must
How I've been thinking about all of the rapid horrible changes in the United States
I'm not telling you how to think or feel, but maybe letting you know where I'm at might be useful to you.
What should we do about science funding and the other very bad government stuff?
If you’re paying attention to the news in the United States about the situation with funding for NSF, NIH,
Professor School: Making new friends
Getting outside your own department is valuable and important
Moving Day
Navigating disparities one day at a time, we are all moving into a new landscape