Newsletter

10
Sep

How can we avoid toxic environments?

It seems almost inevitable. Good people end up in toxic environments. Once there, they must suffer the consequences, or execute
5 min read
07
Sep

Recommended reads #135

Strategies for mentoring undergraduate researchers To the heroes of Brazil’s National Museum I trust that my student’s grandparent
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04
Sep

Becoming a climate reality leader

Last week was not easy for me, schedule-wise. It was the first week of classes for my campus, my son’
4 min read
27
Aug

Goin’ admin

I once said in the late 1990s, “Shoot me if I ever talk about getting a cell phone.” But the
2 min read
21
Aug

Announcing EEB Mentor Match 2018

There are a lot of students who are enrolled in institutions that lack the resources to provide the mentorship that
1 min read
20
Aug
How strobe ants do the strobe run

How strobe ants do the strobe run

It’s been a while since I posted about some of the science I’ve been doing, so here’s
4 min read
17
Aug

Infrequently asked questions

This post is for your questions. Do you have a question? Ask it in the comments. As this site has
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17
Aug

Recommended reads #134

The illusion of objectivity in the classroom The 2004 lecture that convinced David Attenborough to make a big deal about
2 min read
13
Aug

Whither site comments?

You might not have noticed, but near the end of last year, at the end of one of the recommended
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06
Aug

Let’s stop saying “native English speaker” in reviews

There’s a remark that I see once a while in reviews, something along the lines of: “The authors should
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