07
May
Are some people just innately smarter?
I don’t know about you, but I’m used to hearing academics talking about how some people are just
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Newsletter
03
May
Recommended reads #150
One hundred fifty. I’ve done this 150 times! How ’bout that, eh?
8 ways to teach climate change in
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25
Apr
The conversation I often have with PhD students
When I visit other universities and chat with grad students, I love fielding questions about career stuff. I realize that’
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18
Apr
On sickness and teaching and respect
This is my ninth day of being sick. I think it was a flu. (Yes, I had this year’s
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12
Apr
Recommended reads #149
Does homework work?
Nipsey Hussle had a vision for South L.A. It all started with a trip to Eritrea.
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10
Apr
NSF Graduate Fellowships and the distant mirage of an equitable pipeline
It’s that time of year again. Congrats to the 2000 students who are recipients of the GRFP! From talking
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01
Apr
What’s a good metaphor for doing science?
How do you explain what research is?
My go-to metaphor has been a jigsaw puzzle.
We do research to get
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29
Mar
Recommended reads #148
How to make your teaching more engaging
Making the study of history relevant
The poet who planted trees
Why the
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26
Mar
Excellent mentoring strategies
An article arrived in my inbox this morning and it seems so spectacular, I wanted to highlight it as its
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25
Mar
Preventing abuses of power in grad school
I had a great time in grad school. I absolutely loved it. But I’m quick(er than some) to
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